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Abubakar
ابوبکرSay it uh-boo-BUK-ur
- Meaning
- Father of Bakr; bakr means a young camel Lane, p. 240
- Say it
- uh-boo-BUK-ur
- Written
- ابوبکر
- Other spellings
- Abu Bakr, Abubakkar, Aboobacker
Abubakar
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Abubakar meaning
Abubakar (ابوبکر) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
Father of Bakr; bakr means a young camel
Abubakar (ابوبکر) is the Indian spelling of Abū Bakr, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's closest companion and the first caliph. It is a kunya, a name of the form "father of ...": abū is the form of ab, "father", used in such names, and Lane's lexicon defines bakr as a young male camel in its prime, used figuratively for a young man. Abū Bakr was also called al-Ṣiddīq, "the truthful", and al-ʿAtīq. In Kerala and Tamil Nadu the name is often written Abubakkar or Aboobacker.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 1, p. 240 · entry bakr (بَكْرٌ), root b-k-r · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, bakr, Book I p. 240 · Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ab, Book I p. 10 · Wikipedia, Abu Bakr
Famous namesakes
- Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, first caliph (632–634)
Spellings
Abubakar · Abu Bakr · Abubakkar · Aboobacker