Where does “Jamal” come from?

Jamal is an Arabic given name from جَمَال, meaning beauty or handsomeness in Arabic.

Ancestry of “Jamal”, step by step

Jamal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جَمَل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمَلcamel
2Proto-Semiticgamal-

via Arabic جَمَال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمَالbeauty

via Sanskrit *जामात्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit*जामात्र
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal-Every word from Arabic جَمَل
Jamal — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer