Ya’mar

A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Meaning: Life and Alive

Ya’mar is variant of Yamar and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Ya’mar or Yamar, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Yamar.

Full Meaning of Ya’mar

Ya’mar is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means “life”, “long-lived”, “alive”. It is derived from the Ain-M-R root which is used in many places in the Quran.

Say: “Had God willed it [otherwise], I would not have conveyed this [divine writ] unto you, nor would He have brought it to your knowledge. Indeed. a whole lifetime have I dwelt among you ere this [revelation came unto me]: will you not, then, use your reason?” (Quran 10:16)