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هَاجَر
Hajar
HAA-jar
“Hajar, mother of Ismail.”
About Hajar
Hajar is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "hajar, mother of ismail" — an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Of ancient Semitic origin, adopted into Arabic. The name of Hajar, wife of the Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ and mother of the Prophet Ismail ﷺ, whose search for water between Safa and Marwa is retraced by every pilgrim.
Popular in the Maghreb, Egypt, and France (Hajer).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic (Hebrew root) · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Hajer, Hager, Hagar
Root letters
Hajar's consonants traveled from Hebrew into Arabic without losing their shape or sound — the same root, recognized in both scriptures.
Across history
Who has carried Hajar before.
- Hajar, mother of the Prophet Ismail ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hajar
- What does the name Hajar mean?
- Hajar (هَاجَر) means "Hajar, mother of Ismail". Of ancient Semitic origin, adopted into Arabic. The name of Hajar, wife of the Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ and mother of the Prophet Ismail ﷺ, whose search for water between Safa and Marwa is retraced by every pilgrim.
- Is Hajar a name from the Qur'an?
- Hajar does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Hajar a boy or a girl name?
- Hajar is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Hajar come from?
- Hajar is an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name, built on the root letters H-J-R. Popular in the Maghreb, Egypt, and France (Hajer).
- How is Hajar spelled?
- Hajar is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (هَاجَر) is also written Hajer, Hager, and Hagar. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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