Jale (name)

Jale (also spelled Jaleh, or Zhaleh, Persian: ژاله) is a common given name and surname of Persian and Turkish origin, used in Iran and Turkey, meaning hail stone. The name Jale can also translate to "dew" or "dewdrop".

Jale

Pronunciation	[ˈʒale]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Persian, Turkish
Meaning	Dew, Hail Stone
Other names
Alternative spelling	Jaleh, Jhale, Zhaleh

Notable people with the name include:

Jale

Given name

• Jale Arıkan (born 1965), Turkish-German actress
• Jale Aylanç (1948–2020), Turkish actress
• Jale Bainisika (1914/1915–2020), Fijian military office
• Jale Birsel (1927–2019), Turkish actress
• Jale İnan (1914–2001), Turkish archaeologist
• Jale Vakaloloma (born 1996), Fijian rugby union player
• Jale Yılmabaşar (born 1939), Turkish painter and ceramicist.

Middle name

• Elif Jale Yeşilırmak (born 1986), Turkish wrestler of Russian origin

Surname

• Afife Jale (1902-1941), Turkish stage actress
• Anare Jale (born c. 1949), Fijian civil servant
• Grace Jale (born 1999), New Zealand football player

Jaleh

• Jaleh Amouzgar (born 1939), Iranian historian
• Jaleh Daie, American scientist, educator and entrepreneur
• Jaleh Esfahani (1921–2007), Iranian poet
• Jaleh Mansoor (born 1975), Canadian art historian, critic and academic
• Sane Jaleh (1985–2011), Iranian student protester

Zhaleh

• Zhaleh Kazemi (1944–2003), Iranian artist
• Zhaleh Olov (born 1927), Iranian actress