Girl · Arabic (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Ghazala
غزالہSay it gha-ZAA-la
- Meaning today
- Gazelle, deer
- Original meaning
- "a female gazelle; poetically, the sun, especially when rising" Lane, p. 2256
- Say it
- gha-ZAA-la
- Written
- غزالہ
- Other spellings
- Gazala, Ghazalah
Ghazala
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Ghazala meaning
Ghazala (غزالہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (Urdu usage).
A female gazelle; poetically, the sun, especially when rising
Also used to mean: deer
Ghazala (غزالہ) is Arabic ghazāla, the feminine of ghazāl, a young gazelle. Lane's lexicon describes the ghazāl as a fawn old enough to move about and walk, and notes that Arabic love poetry compares a young woman to it. He adds that al-ghazāla is also a name for the sun, particularly the rising sun, because its rays stretch out like spun thread. Name lists give the meaning as "gazelle" or "deer", which matches the dictionary. The name is used by Muslim families in India.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 6, p. 2256 · entry ghazāl, fem. ghazāla (غَزَالٌ، غَزَالَةٌ), root gh-z-l · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ghazāl, ghazāla (root gh-z-l), Book I p. 2256
Famous namesakes
- Ghazala Wahab, Indian journalist and author of Born a Muslim
Spellings
Ghazala · Gazala · Ghazalah