Inal is both a given name and a surname. In the Turkish context the name Inal is a product of an onomastic-hygiene movement initiated following the formation of the Turkish Republic to replace Arabic name; Emin with which it shares common meaning, ‘to believe.’
Notable people with the name include:
Given name İnal Batu (1936–2013), Turkish diplomat and politician Inal Dzhioyev (born 1969), Russian footballer Inal Getigezhev (born 1987), Russian footballer Inal Pukhayev (born 1992), Russian footballer
Surname Sayf ad-Din Inal (1381–1461), Burji Sultan of Egypt reigned 1453–1461 Ibrahim Inal (died 1060), Seljuk warlord Sid Ahmed Inal (1931–1956), Algerian activist Bülent İnal (born 1973), Turkish actor
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