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فَجْر
Fajar
FAH-jar
“Dawn.”
About Fajar
Fajar is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "dawn" — an Arabic-Indonesian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ف-ج-ر meaning 'dawn, daybreak'. Surah 89 is named Al-Fajr. Used widely as an Indonesian masculine name.
Common Indonesian masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Indonesian
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Fajar is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Fajar
- What does the name Fajar mean?
- Fajar (فَجْر) means "Dawn". From the Arabic root ف-ج-ر meaning 'dawn, daybreak'. Surah 89 is named Al-Fajr. Used widely as an Indonesian masculine name.
- Is Fajar a name from the Qur'an?
- Fajar does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Indonesian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Fajar a boy or a girl name?
- Fajar is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Fajar come from?
- Fajar is an Arabic-Indonesian name, built on the root letters F-J-R. Common Indonesian masculine name.
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