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زُبَيْر
Zubair
zu-BAYR
“Strong, firm; little wood.”
About Zubair
Zubair is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "strong, firm; little wood" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Borne by Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, an early companion and one of the ten promised paradise.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
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 Zubair is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Zubair before.
- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, companion of the Prophet ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Zubair
- What does the name Zubair mean?
- Zubair (زُبَيْر) means "Strong, firm; little wood". Borne by Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, an early companion and one of the ten promised paradise.
- Is Zubair a name from the Qur'an?
- Zubair 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 Zubair a boy or a girl name?
- Zubair is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Zubair come from?
- Zubair is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Z-B-R.
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