Gender:
Origin:
African,
Hebrew
28 famous people named Barak found on Wikipedia.
838 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
6716-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
2218-th in year 1970
Used in: Biblical, Arabic, Hebrew
The given name Barak, also spelled Baraq, from the root B-R-Q, is a Hebrew name meaning "lightning". It is a Biblical name, given after the Israelite general Barak (ברק Bārāq).
For the Hebrew name, see Barak.
Mubarak (Arabic: مبارك, translit. mubārak) is an Arabic given name. A variant form is Baraka or Barack (Arabic: بارك, translit. bārak), analogous to the Hebrew name Barak— ברךּ— meaning "knee" or "kneeling" derived from common Semitic roots for the concept of kneeling in praise/to receive a blessing. Mubarak and Barack are thus the Arabic and Hebrew equivalent in meaning of the Latinate word "Benedict" (from Benedictus "blessed" or, literally, "well-spoken").
Etymologically, the name is from the consonantal root B-R-K, meaning "knee", and verbally "to prostrate oneself", and hence "to receive blessing". The feminine noun barakah (بركة) means "blessing". In Islam, and specifically within the Sufi tradition, it has a meaning similar to "charisma". The Hebrew cognate is berakhah.
The Biblical name Baruch is the Hebrew cognate; see Book of Baruch for an instance of the name.
The name is sometimes written differently in different countries; for example, the last name of singer Shakira (a Lebanese-Colombian) is Mebarak.
When an Arabic name is used in other languages, the patronymic is often rendered as a last name. In other contexts, Mubarak is a proper last name (e.g., cricket player Jehan Mubarak).
Means: blessed in African; lightning in Hebrew.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Ehud Barak | 1942 | Israeli politician and prime minister |
2 | Barak | Biblical character | |
3 | Aharon Barak | 1936 | Israeli judge |
4 | William Barak | 1824 | Indigenous Australian |
5 | Barak Bakhar | 1979 | Association football player |
6 | Barak Yitzhaki | 1984 | Israeli footballer |
7 | Dror Barak | 1974 | |
8 | Barak Levi | 1993 | Israeli footballer |
9 | Barak Badash | 1982 | Israeli footballer |
10 | Daphne Barak | Israeli journalist | |
11 | Barak Fever | 1981 | Journalist |
12 | Barak Marshall | 1994 | American dancer |
13 | Valia Barak | 1969 | |
14 | Melissa Barak | 1979 | Ballet dancer |
15 | Barak Sopé | 1955 | Prime Minister of Vanuatu |
16 | Barak Heymann | Israeli film director | |
17 | Barak Moshe | 1991 | Israeli footballer |
18 | Jose Horwitz Barak | 1908 | Argentinian psychiatrist (1908-1978) |
19 | Barak Mizrachi | 1988 | |
20 | László Barak | 1953 | |
21 | Barak Longmate | 1738 | British engraver and publisher |
22 | Barak Norman | English string instrument maker | |
23 | Barak Sultan | Kazakh sultan | |
24 | Barak Feldman | 1972 | Israeli musician |
25 | Barak Reis | ||
26 | Yusuf Barak | 1984 | Afghan footballer |
27 | Hulmaniyya | ||
28 | Barak Peleg | 1972 | Israeli basketball coach |