Malay Names · Boy
Moktar name meaning
“chosen”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptمختار
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Moktar
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Moktar is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'chosen'.
What does Moktar mean?
About the name Moktar
Moktar is a spelling of Mukhtar, from the Arabic word mukhtār meaning chosen, from the verb ikhtāra 'to choose'. Other spellings in Malaysia include Muktar.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | خ ي ر · kh-y-r |
| Syllables | Mok-tar |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | مختار |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: مختار · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Mukhtar · behindthename.com · meaning
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