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loadingDate    Editor    Name ID    Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C jabari added (from user-submitted name 3331)
11/7/2017, 8:40 PM SeaHorse15 3331
11/21/2013, 5:21 PM bibi66 3331
8/14/2006, 2:27 PM Braveheart

Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. jə-BAHR-ee

Meaning & History

Means "almighty, powerful" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic جبّار (jabbar). It started to be used by African-American parents after it was featured in a 1973 nation-wide newspaper article about African baby names [1].