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Jamaar
How to Pronounce Jamaar
Pronounced juh-MAR /dΚΙΛmΙΛr/Medium
Meaning: Jamaar is an elongated spelling of Jamar, itself a form of the Arabic Jamal, from jamal, 'beauty' or 'handsomeness'; the doubled a stresses the long final vowel.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jamaar is one of several American spellings of Jamar, a name drawn from the Arabic Jamal and its root jamal, 'beauty, handsomeness'. Jamal spread widely in African-American families in the later twentieth century, and spellings like Jamar and Jamaar personalized it.
This particular form was never common, peaking briefly in the early nineteen-eighties. It reads as a warm period name of that era rather than a revival, and its long -aar ending keeps the stress firmly on the second syllable.
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What does the name Jamaar mean?
Jamaar is a variant of Jamar, from the Arabic jamal, meaning 'beauty' or 'handsomeness'.
How do you pronounce Jamaar?
It's said juh-MAR /dΚΙΛmΙΛr/ β two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Jamaar a boy or girl name?
Jamaar is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Jamaar?
Jamaar has always been rare β an uncommon spelling of Jamar most seen in the nineteen-eighties.