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Bákàrè is a Nigerian male name used mainly by Muslims in the Yoruba community; it comes from the Arabic name Abubakar, with the ‘Abu’ dropped and a vowel added to fit Yoruba pronunciation.

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The name is also used as a surname. It is derived from the Arabic “Abubakar” or “Abubakr”, the nickname of the first Caliph of Islam. In Yoruba, the initial “Abu” is removed and the “bakar” part receives a final vowel according to local language rules.

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