Ghazal

See also: ghazal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl, “gazelle; delicate person”).

Proper noun

Ghazal (plural Ghazals)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ghazal is the 41038^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Ghazal is most common among White (88.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ghazal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 37.