Malay Names · Girl
The name Hajar
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- H
- Origin
- Arabic · Hebrew
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptهاجر
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Hajar
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Hajar is a girl's name from Arabic, matching Hagar, the mother of Ishmael.
About the name Hajar
Hajar (هاجر) is a girl's name in Arabic, matching the English name Hagar. According to Wiktionary it was borrowed from Hebrew Hagar, the mother of Ishmael by Abraham. Behind the Name says Hagar possibly means 'flight' in Hebrew, or may be of unknown Egyptian origin, so its meaning is uncertain. Haajar is another spelling.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Syllables | Ha-jar |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with H |
| Arabic script | هاجر |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: هاجر · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Hagar · behindthename.com · origin
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