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'''Abu Bakr''' ({{lang-ar|أبو بكر |translit=Abū Bakr}}) is an Arabic given name meaning "Father of a Young Camel" (Abu meaning 'Father of' and Bakr meaning 'Young Camel') that is widely used by Sunni Muslims.<ref name="Hanks Coates McClure 2016">{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=P. |last2=Coates |first2=R. |last3=McClure |first3=P. |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |publisher=OUP Oxford |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-19-252747-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA8 |access-date=3 September 2018 |page=8}}</ref> Other transliterations include '''Abu Bakar''', '''Abu Bekr''', '''Ebubekir''', '''Aboubacar''', '''Abubakar''', etc. The two parts of the name can be written together, hyphenated, or separately.
'''Abu Bakr''' ({{lang-ar|أبو بكر |translit=Abū Bakr}}){{Efn|The two parts of the name can be written together, hyphenated, or separately. Thus, its variants include '''Abu Bakar''', '''Abu Bekr''', '''Ebubekir''', '''Aboubacar''', '''Abubakar'''.}} is an Arabic given name meaning "Father of a Young Camel" (Abu meaning 'Father of' and Bakr meaning 'Young Camel') that is widely used by Sunni Muslims.<ref name="Hanks Coates McClure 2016">{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=P. |last2=Coates |first2=R. |last3=McClure |first3=P. |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |publisher=OUP Oxford |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-19-252747-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA8 |access-date=3 September 2018 |page=8}}</ref>


The most famous person to carry this name was [[Abu Bakr|Abu Bakr al-Siddiq]] ({{circa}} 573–634), one of the [[Companions of the Prophet|companions]] of the prophet [[Muhammad]] and the first [[Caliphate|caliph]] of [[Islam]]. He was also Muhammad's [[Parent-in-law#Fathers-in-law|father-in-law]] through [[Aisha]].
The most famous person to carry this name was [[Abu Bakr|Abu Bakr al-Siddiq]] ({{circa}} 573–634), one of the [[Companions of the Prophet|companions]] of the prophet [[Muhammad]] and the first [[Caliphate|caliph]] of [[Islam]]. He was also Muhammad's [[Parent-in-law#Fathers-in-law|father-in-law]] through [[Aisha]].


== Persons with the name ==
== Notable persons ==
People with the name include:


=== Early and medieval Islam ===
==== Early and medieval Islam ====
* [[Abu Bakr|Abu Bakr al-Siddiq]] (573–634), the first caliph of the [[Rashidun Caliphate]]
* [[Abu Bakr]] (died 634), the first caliph of the [[Rashidun Caliphate]]
* [[Abu Bakr ibn Ali]] (died 680), son of the fourth caliph [[Ali]] ({{Reign|656|661}})
* [[Abu Bakr ibn Ali]] (died 680), son of the fourth caliph [[Ali]] ({{Reign|656|661}})
* [[Abu Bakar ibn Hassan bin Ali|Abu Bakr ibn Hasan]] (died 680), son of caliph [[Hasan ibn Ali|Hasan]]
* [[Abu Bakar ibn Hassan bin Ali|Abu Bakr ibn Hasan]] (died 680), son of caliph [[Hasan ibn Ali|Hasan]]
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* [[Abu Bakr Ibn Braham]]<sup>([[:Commons:Category:Abu Bakr Ibn Braham|Commons]])</sup> (died 1691), mapmaker
* [[Abu Bakr Ibn Braham]]<sup>([[:Commons:Category:Abu Bakr Ibn Braham|Commons]])</sup> (died 1691), mapmaker


=== 18th century to present ===
==== 18th century to present ====
* [[Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (enslaved man from Timbuktu)]], ca. 1834
* [[Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (enslaved man from Timbuktu)]], ca. 1834
* [[Abu Bakr Atiku]] (1782–1842), sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate or Fulani Empire
* [[Abu Bakr Atiku]] (1782–1842), third caliph of the [[Sokoto Caliphate]]
* [[Abu Bakr II ibn ʽAbd al-Munan]] (died 1852), emir of Harar
* [[Abu Bakr II ibn ʽAbd al-Munan]] (died 1852), emir of Harar
* [[Abu Bakr Effendi]] (1814–1880), Ottoman ''qadi'' of Kurdish descent in the Cape of Good Hope from 1862 to 1880
* [[Abu Bakr Effendi]] (1814–1880), Ottoman ''qadi'' of Kurdish descent in the Cape of Good Hope from 1862 to 1880

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Abu Bakr
Calligraphic representation of
Abu Bakr al-Siddīq's name
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaning"Father of a Young Camel"
Region of originArabia

Abu Bakr (Arabic: أبو بكر, romanized: Abū Bakr)[a] is an Arabic given name meaning "Father of a Young Camel" (Abu meaning 'Father of' and Bakr meaning 'Young Camel') that is widely used by Sunni Muslims.[1]

The most famous person to carry this name was Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (c. 573–634), one of the companions of the prophet Muhammad and the first caliph of Islam. He was also Muhammad's father-in-law through Aisha.

Notable persons

Early and medieval Islam

18th century to present

Sportspeople

Other uses

See also

  • Boubacar, West African version of the same name

References

  1. ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Al Arabiya reveals intellectuals drawn by Abu Nidal | Al Arabiya English".
  3. ^ https://northafricapost.com/16081-morocco-libya-gaddafi-plotted-assassinate-hassan-ii-cia-reveals.html


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