Akbar

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Indian (Muslim)
Scripts أكبر(Arabic) اکبر(Persian, Urdu, Pashto) अकबर(Hindi)
Pronounced Pron. AK-bar(Arabic)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic. This was the name of a 16th-century Mughal ruler who expanded the empire to include most of India.

Related Names

Feminine FormKubra(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesEkber(Turkish)

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emperors, greatness, rulers, Survivor greats, the best, The Nanny characters
Entry updated November 16, 2019