girl name · Source-indexed record
Zamila
زميلة
Zamila is an indirect Quranic name for girls. It is an ancient Arabic name without a clearly defined meaning, but since it is derived from the Z-M-L root (wrapped up, modesty), it has meanings of modest, bashful, virtuous.
- Arabic spelling
- زميلة
- Pronunciation
- zah-MEE-lahAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- girl
- First letter
- Z
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Zamila
Zamila is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a female name. The source records its meaning as “Zamila is an indirect Quranic name for girls. It is an ancient Arabic name without a clearly defined meaning, but since it is derived from the Z-M-L root (wrapped up, modesty), it has meanings of modest, bashful, virtuous.”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.