- Meaning
- Meaning not certain
- Arabic
- هاجر
- Say it
- HAA-jar
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The Arabic form of Hagar. In Arabic the name sounds like one who emigrates, but that is not its origin. Every pilgrim who walks between Safa and Marwa follows her steps as she searched for water for Ismail.
Famous people with this name
- Hajar, wife of Ibrahim and mother of Ismail
Other spellings
Hagar, Hadjer, Hajer, Hacer
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Questions about Hajar
What does Hajar mean?
Meaning not certain. The Arabic form of Hagar. In Arabic the name sounds like one who emigrates, but that is not its origin. Every pilgrim who walks between Safa and Marwa follows her steps as she searched for water for Ismail.
Is Hajar 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 Hajar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Hajar is a girl’s name.
How do you write Hajar in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Hajar is written هاجر.