Kamil
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For the meteorite impact crater in Egypt, see Kamil Crater.
| Kamil | |
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| Pronunciation | Czech: [ˈkamil], Arabic: [ˈkaːmɪl] |
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Polish, Czech, and Slovak form of a Latin name |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Kamila, Camillus, Camille, Camilla |
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Kamil is a Polish, Czech, and Slovak given name, equivalent to the Italian Camillo, Spanish Camilo and French Camille, deriving from Camillus,[1] a Roman family name, which is sometimes claimed to mean "attendant at a religious service" in Latin, but may actually be of unknown Etruscan origin. The female version is Kamila, equivalent to English Camilla.
Kamil is also an Arabic name and some time used as adjective, more usually transliterated as Kamelكامل', which can be translated as "Perfect" or "the Perfect One". It is also a Turkish name, with the female version of Kamile, which were common during Ottoman Empire and not as common in Turkey today.It is also adopted in Urdu,Persian and Sindhi means "Complete".
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[edit] Given name
- Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish poet
- Kamil Bednář, Czech poet
- Kamil Čontofalský, Slovak footballer
- Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi, Turkish footballer
- Kamil al-Dajani, Palestinian leader of Palestine Arab Party and member of Arab Higher Committee
- Kamil Damašek, Czech decathlete
- Kamil Hornoch, Czech astronomer
- Kamil Al-Khulai, Arab musician who performed at the Cairo Congress of Arab Music
- Kamil Kopúnek, Slovak footballer
- Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
- Kamil Krofta, Czech politician and historian
- Cyprian Kamil Norwid, Polish poet
- Kamil Özerk, Norwegian-Turkish Cypriot educator and professor
- Kâmil Pasha (1833–1913), Turkish Cypriot statesman and grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Kamil Rustam, French musician
- Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper
- Kamil Zeman, Czech writer, journalist and translator of German prose
- Kamil Zvelebil, Czech linguist specializing in South Asia
- Al-Kamil Kurdish Ayyubid sultan, he was nephew of Great Saladin and son of al-Adil.
[edit] Surname
- Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Egyptian lawyer and nationalist leader
- Omer Kamil, Sri Lankan politician
[edit] Fictional characters
- Kamil, the main protagonist of the 13th century Arabic novel, The Treatise of Kamil, also known as Theologus Autodidactus.
[edit] Books
- The Complete History, known in Arabic as the Tareekh Kamil, written by Ali ibn al-Athir in 1231
[edit] References
- ^ "Kamil (2)" at Behind the Name
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