The baby name Cemal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'Turkish_IPA': 'dʒeˈmal', 'Arabic_IPA': 'dʒaˈmal', 'English_approx': 'JEH-mal (JEM-al)'}.
Cemal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Cemal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'Turkish_IPA': 'dʒeˈmal', 'Arabic_IPA': 'dʒaˈmal', 'English_approx': 'JEH-mal (JEM-al)'}.
Cemal is Arabic in Origin.
Cemal is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Jamāl (جمال), from the triconsonantal root j-m-l meaning “beauty, comeliness, grace.” In Turkish orthography the letter C is pronounced like English J, so the name echoes its Arabic source while fitting Turkish phonology. Beyond a personal name, jamāl denotes the divine quality of beauty in Islamic thought, paired with jalāl (“majesty”), which lends the name a refined, spiritual resonance.
In use across the Ottoman world and modern Turkey, Cemal appeared among statesmen and writers - most famously Cemal Paşa (Djemal Pasha) and the poet Cemal Süreya. Variant forms include Jamal (standard Arabic/English), Gamal (Egyptian), Jemal (Georgian/English), Djemal/Djamel (French-influenced Maghrebi), and Džemal (Bosnian). Related names are Cemil/Jamil (“beautiful,” adjectival) and the feminine Cemile/Jamila, as well as compounds like Cemaleddin/Jamal al-Din (“beauty of the faith”).
| Cemal Gürsel Cemal Gürsel was best known as the president of Turkey from 1960 to 1966 after leading the 1960 coup d'état. He was a Turkish military officer and politician who served as head of state until his death in 1966. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 574 |
| TR | 0 | #73 | 30,534 | 19,440 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #106 | 5 | 2,055 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 2,277 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #184 | 36 | 3,850 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2016 | #190 | 3 | 1,526 |
| DK | 0 | #203 | 4 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #266 | 8 | 6,912 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #284 | 42 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #301 | 145 | 2,180 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| France | Boys | 2015 | #403 | 4 | 2,851 |
| Germany | 0 | #405 | 33 | 2,542 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #456 | 637 | 5,697 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #486 | 20 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #567 | 101 | 13,071 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #665 | 18 | 3,552 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #691 | 266 | 5,873 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #694 | 14 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #716 | 13 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,041 | 136 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,448 | 24 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,526 | 89 | 28,008 |
Cemal is popular in 49 countries — most recent births per country:
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