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Abubakar

/a-boo-BA-kar/Luganda & Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

Father of a young camel.

In Luganda

How to say it
a-boo-BA-kar
Given to
Boys
Used in
Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AbubakarAbu Bakari

Nicknames & short forms

Bakar

In Hausa

How to say it
ah-boo-bah-KAR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AbubakarAbubakrAbu Bakr

Nicknames & short forms

Bakar

In Swahili

How to say it
ah-boo-BAH-kar
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AbubakarAbu BakrAbubakr

Nicknames & short forms

Bakar