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جَمِيلَة
Jamila
ja-MEE-lah
“Beautiful.”
About Jamila
Jamila is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "beautiful", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ج-م-ل meaning 'beauty'. Same root as 'jamal' (beauty).
Spellings of Jamila
جَمِيلَة is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Jamilathe spelling used on this page | 16 | 260 |
| Jameela | 9 | Not listed |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Jamila is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Jamila
- What does the name Jamila mean?
- Jamila (جَمِيلَة) means "Beautiful". From the Arabic root ج-م-ل meaning 'beauty'. Same root as 'jamal' (beauty).
- Is Jamila a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Jamila is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Jamila a boy or a girl name?
- Jamila is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Jamila come from?
- Jamila is an Arabic name, built on the root letters J-M-L.
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