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Jamal

/ja-MAHL/Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

“Beauty, handsomeness, or grace.”

In Hausa

How to say it
ja-MAHL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

In Swahili

How to say it
jah-MAHL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common · also a surname
For a girl
Jamila

In Wolof

How to say it
ja-MAHL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon