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Jamila

/jah-MEE-lah/Fulani & Luganda & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

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