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Zubeyr

/zoo-BAYR/Somali · a boy’s name

“Somali/Arabic spelling variant of Zubayr, a masculine name traditionally linked to strength and borne by al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam.”

How to say it
zoo-BAYR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZubeyrZubair

Nicknames & short forms

Zubi

From the same family

01Zubeyda“Arabic feminine name meaning “little butter,” and by extension “the finest part,” “essence,” or “choice one.””Somalifemale→︎