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Jabir

ጃቢር

/JAH-beer/Amharic & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

One who brings comfort and helps make things whole

In Amharic

How to say it
JAH-beer
Traditional Amharic spelling
ጃቢር
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

JabirJaberJabearጃቢር

In Somali

How to say it
JAA-bir
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
JAH-beer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

JabirJaber

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
JAH-bir
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare