Muslim boy name
Zakir
ذاكر
“One who remembers Allah”
ذکر کرنے والا
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Urdu / Persian
- In the Qur'an
- No
- Letter
- Z
Muslim boy name
ذاكر
“One who remembers Allah”
ذکر کرنے والا
The Prophet ﷺ encouraged giving children good names with good meanings, and changed names whose meanings were bad. Many families also follow the sunnah of the aqiqah on the seventh day, when the baby is named.
Zakir (ذاكر) means "One who remembers Allah". It is an Urdu / Persian name for a boy.
In Urdu, Zakir means: ذکر کرنے والا.
Yes. Zakir is used by Muslims around the world.
Zakir is not mentioned in the Qur'an as a name, but its meaning is good, which is what matters in Islam.