Boy name
Sabar name meaning
“Name of the historical Sabir people”
Sabar is a masculine name taken from the historical name of the Sabir people. Used in Türkiye, it belongs to the naming heritage associated with historical Turkic communities. The forms Sabir and Savir also occur in historical accounts, giving the name a concrete connection with the language of chronicles.
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Origin
- Old Turkic
- Syllables
- 2
- Popularity
- Rare
What does Sabar mean?
Name of the historical Sabir people
In Turkish: Tarihî Sabar topluluğunun adı
Sabar recalls a historical people mentioned in accounts of late antiquity and the early medieval period. Sabir and Savir belong to the same group of recorded forms. As a given name, it preserves this historical designation; assigning it the definite meaning ‘patience’ would conflate it with a separate Arabic word.
Origin of the name Sabar
Sabar is a historical Turkic group name also recorded as Sabir or Savir. The ethnonym's original lexical meaning is uncertain and should not be equated with Arabic sabbār, ‘very patient.’
| Linguistic origin | Old Turkic |
|---|---|
| Is Sabar in the Quran? | No |
| Starts with | S · Sa |
How to pronounce Sabar
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /sabaɾ/ |
Is Sabar a boy’s name?
Yes, Sabar is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Sabar does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Sabar
- Sabah♂The first daylight hours of the day
- Sabir♂♀Patience and endurance through hardship
- Sabur♂Deeply patient
- Sabri♂Associated with patience and endurance
- Sidar♂Shade of a tree
- Savaş♂War
- Safa♂Clarity
- Sancar♂One who thrusts or pierces
- Sabit♂Firm, enduring and unchanging
- Sahir♂One who stays awake
- Sabih♂Handsome
- Samir♂Evening conversationalist
FAQ about the name Sabar
What is the meaning of Sabar?
Sabar means “Name of the historical Sabir people”. Sabar is a historical Turkic group name also recorded as Sabir or Savir. The ethnonym's original lexical meaning is uncertain and should not be equated with Arabic sabbār, ‘very patient.’
Is Sabar a boy’s name?
Yes, Sabar is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Sabar in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Sabar nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Sabar?
Sabar is of Old Turkic origin.
How many syllables does Sabar have?
Sabar has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Sabar?
Sabar does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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