Djilali

جيلاليIn Arabic

Meaning: Probably 'of Gilan', after the Sufi Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (link inferred)
About the name: Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (about 1077-1166) was a Sufi and preacher of Baghdad, eponym of the Qadiriyya order. Djilali is a given name and surname, also written Djillali; a town in north-western Algeria is called Sidi Djillali.
For: A boy
Origin: Arabic
Other spellings: Djillali, Jilali, Jillali

Islamic naming guidance

Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

The link between Djilali and al-Jilani is inferred from the shared spelling: none of the pages read states it. Wikipedia says al-Jilani's nisba points to the region of Gilan. A scholar should confirm the origin.

Confidence: low

Sources

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Qadir_Gilani

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