Jamilah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jamilah

What is the meaning of the name Jamilah ?

The baby name Jamilah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈmiːlə/ (juh-MEE-luh); Arabic: /d͡ʒaˈmiːla/ (ja-MEE-lah).

Jamilah is Arabic in Origin.

Jamilah is the Arabic feminine name جميلة (Jamīlah), the adjectival counterpart to Jamil, from the triliteral root j‑m‑l meaning “beauty” and “comeliness.” It conveys “beautiful,” “graceful,” or “lovely,” and by extension “kind” or “agreeable” in classical usage. The -ah reflects the Arabic feminine ending (tā’ marbūṭa), often omitted in English as Jamila.

Long established across the Arabic-speaking world, the name spread with Islam into North and East Africa, the Balkans, Persia/Iran, and South Asia, and it entered broader Western use through migration in the 20th century. Common variants include Jamila, Jameela/Jameelah (South Asia, diaspora), Djamila/Djemila (Maghrebi French spellings), Gamila (Egyptian Arabic), Cemile (Turkish), Jamileh (Persian), and Džemila/Dzhemila (Bosnian and Slavic forms). Literary and public figures have kept it familiar internationally, while the core meaning of radiant beauty remains central.