Kamal
/kəˈmɑːl/noun
A male given name and surname of Arabic origin, and also a word in several languages meaning perfection or completeness.
Did you know?In Arabic, *kamāl* is built from the root K-M-L, a root tied to wholeness and completion, which is why it appears in names meant to invoke fullness and excellence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
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*k-m-l
“a root meaning to be complete, whole, or finished”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
kamāl
“perfection, completeness, full development”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
Kamal
“used as a personal name meaning perfection or excellence”
Modern English
English
Kamal
“a given name or surname, especially in Arabic-speaking and South Asian contexts”
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