Jale (name)

Jale (also spelled Jaleh, or Zhaleh, ) 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".

Notable people with the name include:

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
 * Sane Jaleh (1985–2011), Iranian student protester

Zhaleh

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