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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).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Jameela
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?
- Jamila does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list 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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