Jamila
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Jamila is a popular given name
in Arabic
and in many other languages. It means "beautiful" (in feminine). Variants of the name are Gamila, Cemila, Cemile, Djemila, Djémila, Djamila and Jamyla).
Jamila is masculine of Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Cemil (mainly in Turkey
, Djemil, Djamel and Djémil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil.
Jamila may refer to:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
and in many other languages. It means "beautiful" (in feminine). Variants of the name are Gamila, Cemila, Cemile, Djemila, Djémila, Djamila and Jamyla).
Jamila is masculine of Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Cemil (mainly in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Djemil, Djamel and Djémil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil.
Jamila may refer to:
People
- Djamila BouhiredDjamila BouhiredDjamila Bouhired is an Algerian revolutionary.Bouhired is a nationalist who opposed French colonial rule of Algeria. Djamila Bouhired was raised in a middle-class family, she went to a French school and joined the Algerian National Liberation Front while a student activist. Later, she worked as a...
, an Algerian nationalist - Jamila Abdallah Taha al-ShantiJamila Abdallah Taha al-ShantiJamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti is a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.She is a member of Hamas, and the most senior woman among its deputies elected in 2006, since she was no. 3 on its list. She is the widow of Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, an assassinated Hamas leader...
, a Palestinian politician - Jamila GavinJamila GavinJamila Gavin is a British writer born in Mussoorie, India in the foothills of the Himalayas.Her father was Indian and her mother English...
, a British writer born in India - Jamila MadeiraJamila MadeiraJamila Madeira is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists....
, a Portuguese politician - Jamila MasseyJamila MasseyJamila Massey is an Indian actress and writer. Massey has had a long career on UK television and radio. She is possibly best known for playing Auntie Satya in the long running radio soap The Archers, Jamila Ranjha in Mind Your Language, and her role as Neelam Kapoor in EastEnders.-Early...
, an Indian actress and writer - Jamila M'BarekJamila M'BarekJamila, Countess of Shaftesbury, Baroness Ashley of Wimborne St Giles and Baroness Cooper of Pawlett is the widow of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, and is imprisoned for having been an accomplice to the murder of her husband by her brother.-Background:Born circa 1961, she was one...
, ex-wife of the late Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury styled Lord Ashley between 1947 and 1961, and Earl of Shaftesbury from 1961 until his death, was a British peer from Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, located in South West England on the coast of the English Channel...
and accomplice in his murder - Jamila WidemanJamila WidemanJamila Wideman is an American female left-handed point guard basketball player, lawyer and activist.-Early life:Wideman's father, John Edgar Wideman, an African-American author and professor, is the first 2-time winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and a professor at Brown University...
, an American basketball player - Mila J, real name Jamila Chilombo, an American rapper and R&B singer
- Jamila Benkharfallah, Make up artist
Music
- "Cemile", a song by Zeki MürenZeki MürenZeki Müren was a prominent Turkish singer, composer and actor. He was famous for his compelling voice and precise articulation in his singing of both established Turkish classical music and contemporary songs.-Biography:Müren grew up in the provincial capital city of Bursa in western Turkey...
- "Jamila", a song by Ugandan singer Jose Chameleone
- "Jamila", a song by Iraqi band Unknown to No OneUnknown to No OneUTN1 or Unknown to No One is an Iraqi pop/rock band formed in 1999 in Baghdad - Iraq. It is notable for being a pioneering group that sings in both Arabic and English, and for being formed under Saddam Hussein's regime. It was founded by Shant Garabedian and Artin Haroutiounian...
- "Jamillia", a song by Disco BiscuitsDisco BiscuitsThe Disco Biscuits are a band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known for their live performances and light shows. The band consists of Allen Aucoin , Marc Brownstein , Jon Gutwillig , and Aron Magner ....
from their album Uncivilized AreaUncivilized AreaUncivilized Area is the 1998 release by the trance fusion band the Disco Biscuits. It was released on Megaforce Records in 1998.-Track listing:#"Vassillios" – 6:18#"Aceetobee" – 10:55#"Jamillia" – 7:39#"Little Betty Boop" – 15:11...
Others
- Jamila (doll)Jamila (doll)Jamila is the name of a fashion doll marketed to children in the Middle East. Challenging the already extant leading Muslim fashion doll Fulla, the 11.5 inch Jamila was launched by Simba Toys Middle East in October 2006.-History:...
, a fashion doll marketed in the Middle East - JamilaJamilyaJamilya is the first major novel by Chingiz Aytmatov, published originally in Russian in 1958. The novel is told from the point of view of a fictional Kyrgyz artist, Seit, who tells the story by looking back on his childhood...
English-language translation (1964) of the 1955 novel by Kyrgyz author Chinghiz AitmatovChinghiz AitmatovChyngyz Aitmatov was a Soviet and Kyrgyz author who wrote in both Russian and Kyrgyz. He was the best known figure in Kyrgyzstan's literature.- Life :... - Jamila (Ultra monster)Jamila (Ultra monster)is a monster who appeared in the Japanese superhero show Ultraman. The episode in which he so appeared was titled "My Home Is Earth."Once a human astronaut, Jamila was subsequently de-humanized and returned to Earth. Alternate spellings of his name include "Jamira" and "Jamyra"...
, an Ultra monster character - Jamila Inzamam, an EastEnder character