Camala
Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Camala
The given name 'Camala' is derived from the Arabic name 'Kamala', which means 'perfection' or 'beauty', and is rooted in the Arabic language.
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Etymology
The given name 'Camala' is derived from the Arabic name 'Kamala', which means 'perfection' or 'beauty', and is rooted in the Arabic language. The name 'Camala' is used in various cultures, including Islamic and South Asian cultures, and is also associated with the name of a character in the novel 'Camala' by John Henry Newman, a 19th-century English theologian and novelist.
Camala currently ranks #13,764 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1963.
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