Meaning
Young camel
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Language and spelling
Bakr بكر is the young-camel word. In Abu Bakr radiyallahu anhu, Abu is an additional kinship-title element; the complete name is not simply a second spelling of Bakr.
Alternate spellings
- Bekir · Turkish · Bekir
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
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