- Origin: Arabic جبّار
- Meaning: “mighty; powerful.”
- Gender: masculine
The name comes directly from the Arabic جبّار (jabbar), meaning “mighty; powerful.” In Islam, the term الجبّار (al-jabbar) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Another variation is Abd-al-Jabbar (عبد الجبار), meaning “servant of the Almighty.”
Jabbar has appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 Most Popular Male Names in 1972, coming in as the 910th most popular male name. Its Swahili form of Jabari became common in the African-American community in the 1970s. It is currently the 920th most popular male name in the United States.
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