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Jamal

American  
[juh-mahl] / dʒəˈmɑl /
Or Jamaal

noun

  1. a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “beauty.”


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The game went to overtime after Denver guard Jamal Murray’s half-court prayer bounced off the backboard at the buzzer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The agency is ready in terms of staff and infrastructure to receive those leaving Iran but funding was lacking for the relief effort, said Jamal.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

There is more to do, but “we are claiming victory,” said Jamal Harrison Bryant, a pastor in a church outside Atlanta that has helped lead the boycott.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Researchers led by Sahand Jamal Rahi at EPFL's Laboratory of the Physics of Biological Systems have introduced a new approach called "optovolution."

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Everyone in our family loves him, and Jamal Mamoo even calls him “the GOAT.”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan