Lamine Yamal is commonly translated from Arabic as “honesty and beauty”

or “the trustworthy one and beauty.”

Lamine is related to al-Amīn, meaning trustworthy, faithful or honest.

Yamal is often interpreted as beauty.

So a natural English rendering would be “trustworthiness and beauty.” His two given names were also reportedly chosen to honour two people named Lamine and Yamal who had helped his parents.

Posted By: Tombs on July 10th 2026 at 20:40:18

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I really wish Danny Murphy only ever calling him Yamal didn’t annoy me so much (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:07:47
- Tbf, I’ve only ever heard anyone English call him Yamal (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 10, 20:33:54
  - It’s not his name (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:38:50
    - In that very piece he refers to him as Yamal! (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 10, 20:47:45
      - Read the article (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:54:46
        
        If I hadn't read the article how would I know about the paragraph (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 10, 22:05:03
        
        I do know him (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 21:00:06
        
        Asked me to call him Yam (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 10, 21:03:03
    - I’m not saying you’re wrong (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 10, 20:41:03
      - lol. No. I’ll just get quietly annoyed. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:44:06
    - Lamine Yamal is commonly translated from Arabic as “honesty and beauty” (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 10, 20:40:18
    - Argie cheat for me (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 20:39:40
- Why? Do you get bothered when he only calls Lukaku Lukaku? (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 10, 20:11:24
  - Yamal isn’t his surname (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:13:05
    - Well I think everybody knows that, but go by the name he chooses to put on his shirt. (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 10, 20:53:01
      - Yes. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:55:34
        
        😂 (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 10, 21:08:31
    - His surname is Nasraoui Ebana (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 20:23:27
      - Indeed. And he’s known as Lamine Yamal - see his shirt - (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:25:33
        
        His wiki literally calls him Yamal all the way through it (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 10, 20:28:50
        
        No. It’s clearly written by someone English (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:30:32
        
        The Spanish version does too. (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jul 10, 22:15:49
    - wasn't his dad in kajagoogoo? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 10, 20:16:02
      - lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:17:27
        
        talking of names de cuyper translates as "the cooper" (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 10, 20:27:08
    - Yeah should definitely refer to everyone player by full (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 20:14:57
      - Weird. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:16:38
        
        Exactly (n/m) (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 20:20:34
        
        His surname is Lamine Yamal, or just Lamine (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:22:37
        
        I just don't think it matters too much (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 20:23:14
        
        Agree, none of this matters (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:27:13
        
        because he's getting paid by you i suppose (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 10, 20:31:05
        
        The BBC website made me chuckle just now (Other Football) - phrankin, Jul 10, 20:30:04
        
        Watch it in Spanish. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:31:34
  - Yeah it does seem an odd thing to worry about (n/m) (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 20:12:13
    - Shrug. It’s not his surname. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:16:02
      - Wilson just been calling him Yamal too (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 20:34:38
        
        Yup. Lots of English people do. But it’s not his name. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:44:44
        
        A lot easier to say (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 21:15:09
        
        Just call him Lamine then (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 21:16:30
        
        Doesn’t roll off the tongue like Yamal (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 21:18:18

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