Bakr, name meaning in Islam

Bakr (بَكْر) is an Arabic name for boys. It means young camel.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Bakr comes from the root ب ك ر, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Bakr in the Quran?

No. Bakr is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Bakr

Say it BAKR. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Bakar and Baker. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: ب ba + ك kaf + ر ra.

Choosing Bakr

Many parents choose Bakr to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Bakr bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Bakr

• Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, the first caliph, whose kunya uses this name

Names like Bakr

• Siddiq
• Atiq
• Umar

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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