Jalaal as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jalaal

What is the meaning of the name Jalaal ?

The baby name Jalaal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒaˈlaːl/ (jah-LAAL).

Jalaal is Arabic in Origin.

Jalaal (Arabic جلال, from root J-L-L) means “majesty, grandeur, solemn dignity.” As a given name, it appears across the Arabic-speaking world and in Persian and Urdu, with English spellings Jalal/Jalaal/Jalāl and French-influenced Djalal; Turkish renders it Celâl, while North Africa often uses Jalel. The doubled a in Jalaal signals the long ā vowel of the original.

The term is closely tied to reverence in Islamic tradition: al-Jalil (“the Majestic”) is among the 99 Names of God, and the Qur’anic phrase Dhū al-Jalāl wa-l-Ikrām (“Lord of Majesty and Honor”) reinforces the name’s exalted tone. Historical bearers include Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī and the Mughal emperor Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Akbar; compound forms such as Jalaluddin/Jalāl al-Dīn (“majesty of the faith”) and theophoric Abd al-Jalil are common. Related feminine forms are Jalila/Jalilah, meaning “noble; exalted.”