Boy
Cemal
Cemal is a traditional boys’ name used in Turkish, carrying the meanings of beauty and pleasantness.
Meaning
Cemal means beauty. It also conveys pleasantness, giving the name a simple connection to what is beautiful and pleasing.
Origin
The name comes from the Arabic word cemal, meaning beauty. It has a long tradition of use as a boys’ name in Turkish.
In recent years
Cemal is absent from the latest official top hundred but appeared in earlier lists seven times, reaching a best position of nineteenth. For a time, it was among the most chosen names.
Letters5
Syllables2
InitialsC
Rank—on 7 lists in the past
How does it look on a plaque?
Cemal would look warm and understated on a wooden Meşgalem name plaque, with the baby's birth date beneath it.
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