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Celâl as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Celâl

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The baby name Celâl is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jeh-LAHL.

Celâl is Arabic, Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2
Origin: Arabic, Turkish
Pronunciation: jeh-LAHL

What is the meaning of the name Celâl ?

The baby name Celâl is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jeh-LAHL.

Celâl is Arabic, Turkish in Origin.

Celâl is the Turkish form of Arabic Jalāl, written جلال, from the Semitic root j-l-l, associated with greatness and exalted rank. The earliest form is Classical Arabic jalāl, a verbal noun on the faʿāl pattern from the verb jalla, to be great or sublime. Its literal sense is grandeur, majesty, or glory, with Ottoman Turkish preserving the long vowel through the circumflex in Celâl.

The name entered Turkish naming through Islamic and Ottoman Arabic, where Jalāl also appears in devotional language, notably in the divine epithet Dhū al-Jalāl wa-l-Ikrām. In modern Turkey the spelling Celal is commoner in unaccented official use, while Celâl marks vowel length in careful orthography. Related regional forms include Azerbaijani Cəlal, Arabic Jalal or Galal, and Bengali জালাল. Mahmut Celâl Bayar, president of Turkey from 1950 to 1960, is a prominent bearer.

Celâl is an uncommon pick. There are only 10 recorded uses of it in our data, from 1 country.

Celâl has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Celâl

Celâl Bayar Politician · Born 1883 · Turkey Celâl Bayar was best known as the president of Turkey from 1950 to 1960. He was a Turkish economist and politician who also served as prime minister from 1937 to 1939.

Celâl – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TR 0 #1,202 10 19,440
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People also ask about Celâl

Celâl is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Celâl is a 2 syllable name, pronounced jeh-LAHL.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Celal, Cəlal, Jalal, Jalāl, Galal and جلال.
Celâl is a name of Arabic origin, traditionally used in Arabic-speaking countries. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Arabic-speaking countries and its diaspora communities.
It is, yes. Celâl falls well short of the numbers a name needs to reach any national birth ranking, which is the usual mark of an uncommon name.
Yes — 1 notable people named Celâl are in our database, including Celâl Bayar (Politician).