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كَمَال

Kamal

ka-MAAL

Perfection, completeness.”

About Kamal

Kamal is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "perfection, completeness" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ك-م-ل. Borne by Kemal Atatürk in Turkish form.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Boy

Root letters

ك م لK-M-L

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Kamal is one such word.

Across history

Who has carried Kamal before.

  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), founder of modern Turkey

How to say it

ka·MAAL

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Kamal: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud