name
Abakr
ah-BAH-ker
ɑˈbɑːkərListen
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Syllable breakdown
Abakr
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Fur (Sudan/Chad)
- Meaning
- a Fur masculine name derived from the Arabic Abu Bakr, the name of the first caliph and one of the closest companions of the Prophet Muhammad; among the Fur people of Jebel Marra and the broader Darfur region the names of the first four caliphs carry great religious prestige and are frequently given to sons as a way of marking their place within the Sunni Islamic tradition; the name is a declaration of faith and lineage connection to the earliest Muslim community
- Gender
- male
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