Jamila
/jah-MEE-lah/
“Beautiful and graceful”
In Fulani
- How to say it
- jah-MEE-lah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
- How common
- common
- For a boy
- Jamil
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
JamilaDjamila
From the same family
In Luganda
- How to say it
- ja-MEE-la
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Uganda
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Jamila
Nicknames & short forms
Jami
In Hausa
- How to say it
- jah-MEE-lah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Niger
- How common
- common
- For a boy
- Jamilu
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
JamilaJameelaJamillah
From the same family
In Swahili
- How to say it
- jah-MEE-lah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- How common
- common
- For a boy
- Jamil
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
JamilaJameela
From the same family
In Wolof
- How to say it
- jah-MEE-lah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Senegal, Gambia
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
JamilaDjamila
Nicknames & short forms
Jami