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Abukar

/ah-boo-KAR/Somali · a boy’s name

Arabic-derived: a traditional honorific name associated with Abu Bakr; often understood through its Arabic meaning, “father of a young camel”

How to say it
ah-boo-KAR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AbukarAbuukarAbokor

Nicknames & short forms