A Name Story by Houdhoud
قَمَر
Qamar
QA-mar
“Moon.”
About Qamar
Qamar is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "moon" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Classical Arabic for the moon. Surah 54 is named Al-Qamar. Used as both a feminine and occasionally masculine name.
Common across Arab and South Asian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Qamar is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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