The baby name Djemal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /dʒaˈmaːl/; approximate: jah-MAAL (DJEM-al or juh-MAHL).
Djemal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Djemal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /dʒaˈmaːl/; approximate: jah-MAAL (DJEM-al or juh-MAHL).
Djemal is Arabic in Origin.
From the Arabic جمال (jamāl), Djemal means “beauty” and “grace,” connoting elegance and charm. The spelling reflects a French-influenced rendering of Turkish Cemal, itself the Turkish form of Arabic Jamal. Across regions it appears as Jamal/Jamaal (English transliterations), Gamal (Egyptian Arabic), Cemal (Turkish), Džemal or Dzemal (Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian), Xhemal (Albanian), and Jemal (Caucasus). Related names include the adjective-based Jamil and the feminine counterparts Jamila and Cemile.
The name has been favored throughout the Islamic world since medieval times and spread through Ottoman influence into the Balkans and Caucasus. Compound forms such as Cemaleddin/Jamal al-Din (“beauty of the faith”) appear in religious contexts. Notable bearers include Djemal Pasha, an Ottoman statesman, and, in variant spelling, Egypt’s president Gamal Abdel Nasser. Overall, Djemal offers a classic, pan-regional choice anchored in a positive, timeless meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 574 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #185 | 35 | 3,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| France | Boys | 2010 | #411 | 3 | 2,828 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| DZ | 0 | #759 | 444 | 20,130 | |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 |
Djemal is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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