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The baby name Jellal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jeh-LAHL (dʒeˈlɑːl).

Jellal is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: jeh-LAHL (dʒeˈlɑːl)

What is the meaning of the name Jellal ?

The baby name Jellal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jeh-LAHL (dʒeˈlɑːl).

Jellal is Arabic in Origin.

Jellal is a modern variant of the Arabic name Jalal (Jalāl, جلال), from the root j-l-l meaning “majesty, grandeur, exaltedness.” Predominantly masculine, it is used across the Arabic-speaking world and in Persian- and Urdu-speaking communities. The name is semantically linked to the divine epithet al-Jalil (“the Majestic”) and frequently appears in honorific compounds such as Jalal ad-Din/Jalaluddin (“majesty of the faith”).

The spelling Jellal reflects French-influenced North African transliteration, sitting alongside Djellal/Djelal; other forms include Jalal (standard), Celal (Turkish), Dželal (Bosnian), and Galal (Egyptian Arabic). The name has a long historical footprint: figures include the poet-philosopher Jalal al-Din Rumi, the Khwarazmian ruler Jalal ad-Din, and the Mughal emperor Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar. Contemporary awareness has also been boosted by the anime character Jellal Fernandes, encouraging occasional adoption outside traditional linguistic contexts.

Jellal is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 63 times, across 21 countries.

Jellal has the following similar or variant Names

Jellal – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
TN 0 #863 3 13,765
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
MA 0 #1,110 19 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
DZ 0 #1,229 6 20,130
SA Boys 0 #1,689 3 28,008

Jellal is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
BD
BR
CL
CO

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People also ask about Jellal

Jellal is predominantly a boy's name.
Jellal is a 2 syllable name, pronounced jeh-LAHL (dʒeˈlɑːl).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jalal, Jalāl, Jelal, Galal and Jellāl.
Across languages, Jellal has these equivalents: Majid (Arabic, 'glorious'), Magnus (Latin, 'great'), Augustus (Latin, 'venerable'), Malik (Arabic, 'king/sovereign').
Jellal 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.
Yes, quite. Jellal stays under the radar of the national statistics we cover, which puts it well outside the mainstream.