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مُبَارَك
Mubarak
mu-BAA-rak
“Blessed.”
About Mubarak
Mubarak is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "blessed" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ب-ر-ك meaning 'to bless'. Mubarak is the blessed one — the same word said in every Eid greeting.
Common in the Gulf, Egypt, the Maghreb (Mbarek), and West Africa.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Moubarak, Mubarek, Mbarek
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 Mubarak is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Mubarak
- What does the name Mubarak mean?
- Mubarak (مُبَارَك) means "Blessed". From the Arabic root ب-ر-ك meaning 'to bless'. Mubarak is the blessed one — the same word said in every Eid greeting.
- Is Mubarak a name from the Qur'an?
- Mubarak does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Mubarak a boy or a girl name?
- Mubarak is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Mubarak come from?
- Mubarak is an Arabic name, built on the root letters B-R-K. Common in the Gulf, Egypt, the Maghreb (Mbarek), and West Africa.
- How is Mubarak spelled?
- Mubarak is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مُبَارَك) is also written Moubarak, Mubarek, and Mbarek. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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