Jale (also spelled Jaleh, or Zhaleh, ) is a common given name and surname of
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
and
Turkish origin, used in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
and
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, meaning hail stone. The name Jale can also translate to "dew" or "dewdrop".
Notable people with the name include:
Jale
Given name
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Jale Arıkan
Jale Arıkan (born 22 August 1965) is a Turkish-German film and television actress. At the 35th Moscow International Film Festival in 2013, she won the Silver George for Best Actress for her role in the film ''Particle (film), Particle'' (2012) ...
(born 1965), Turkish-German actress
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Jale Aylanç (1948–2020), Turkish actress
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Jale Bainisika (1914/1915–2020), Fijian military office
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Jale Birsel (1927–2019), Turkish actress
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Jale İnan
Jale İnan (1 February 1914 – 26 February 2001) was a Turkish archaeologist, and she is considered to be the first Turkish woman to have been active in the discipline. She led excavations in Perga and Side which resulted in the expansion of th ...
(1914–2001), Turkish archaeologist
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Jale Vakaloloma (born 1996), Fijian rugby union player
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Jale Yılmabaşar (born 1939), Turkish painter and ceramicist.
Middle name
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Elif Jale Yeşilırmak
Elif Jale Yeşilırmak, née Yulia Guramievna Rekvava (), (born July 30, 1986, in Smolensk, Russia) is a former Russian-Turkey, Turkish female wrestling, wrestler. She is the first woman wrestler to represent Turkey at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tu ...
(born 1986), Turkish wrestler of Russian origin
Surname
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Afife Jale
Afife Jale (1902 – 24 July 1941) was a Turkish stage actress, best known as the first Muslim theatre actress in Turkey.
Career
Afife was studying at the Girls Industry School in Istanbul; however, she wanted to be an actress. In the Ottoman Em ...
(1902-1941), Turkish stage actress
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Anare Jale (born c. 1949), Fijian civil servant
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Grace Jale (born 1999), New Zealand football player
Jaleh
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Jaleh Amouzgar (born 1939), Iranian historian
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Jaleh Daie (born 1948), American scientist, educator and entrepreneur
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Jaleh Esfahani
Jaleh Esfahani (; 1921 – 29 November 2007) was an Iranian poet and literary scholar.
Early life
Jaleh Esfahani (registered as Ethal) was born in 1921 in Isfahan into a land-owning family. She was educated at Behešt Āʾyin School, which at t ...
(1921–2007), Iranian poet
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Jaleh Mansoor (born 1975), Canadian art historian, critic and academic
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Sane Jaleh (1985–2011), Iranian student protester
Zhaleh
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Zhaleh Kazemi
Zhaleh Kazemi (; née Zahra Kazemi-Azad; 3 April 1943 – 31 March 2004) was an Iranian television producer, news anchor, and painter. She was also a voice actress for Persian-dubbed films in Iranian cinema.
Her dubbing work was done for many Ame ...
(1944–2003), Iranian artist
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Zhaleh Olov
Zhaleh Olov (; 6 August 1927 – 23 December 2024) was an Iranian actress, dubber and poet.
Life and career
Olov was born on 6 August 1927. She started her career working in radio and cinema in 1948 and an actress in theater in 1949. She m ...
(1927-2024), Iranian actress
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