AthleteAmerican1982 – present
Jamila Wideman
WNBA basketball player
Biography
American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA. She competed at the highest levels of women's basketball in the United States.
Quick Facts
Category
Athlete
Nationality
American
Born
1982
Thinking about the name
Jamilla
Arabic origin
“A doubled-consonant feminization of Jamil, popular in English-speaking and African-American communities. Jamilla emphasizes the 'beautiful' meaning while the -illa ending creates rhythm and contemporary flair, feeling both rooted and modern.”