- Meaning
- Father of the young camel
- Arabic
- أبو بكر
- Say it
- a-boo BAKR
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
A kunya, a name of the form father of. The first caliph's own name was Abdullah. In West Africa and Turkey it is given as a first name (Abubakar, Ebubekir).
Famous people with this name
- Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the closest friend of the Prophet and the first caliph
Other spellings
Abubakar, Abubakr, Aboubakar, Ebubekir
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Questions about Abu Bakr
What does Abu Bakr mean?
Abu Bakr means: Father of the young camel. A kunya, a name of the form father of. The first caliph's own name was Abdullah. In West Africa and Turkey it is given as a first name (Abubakar, Ebubekir).
Is Abu Bakr in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Abu Bakr a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Abu Bakr is a boy’s name.
How do you write Abu Bakr in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Abu Bakr is written أبو بكر.