Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Badr Name Meaning in Islam
Full moon.
- Meaning
- Full moon; site of the first major battle in Islam
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- ب-د-ر
- Urdu
- بدر
- Pronunciation
- BADR
- Lucky number
- 8
Is Badr an Islamic name? Yes. Badr is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Full moon; site of the first major battle in Islam. It was carried by Badr Hari. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ب-د-ر. From the Arabic root b-d-r, meaning to hasten, to come forth, or to be full. It names the full moon and is the name of the first major Islamic battle.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Badr's Ba of foundation grounds him, the Dal of door opens onto fullness, and the Ra of mercy carries his light outward. The three letters together describe a luminous arrival rooted in source and flowing as compassion.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Water pools in Badr, the element of mercy, feeling, and receptive depth. The letters ask their bearer to hold others without hardening, to be a well and not a wall. Anchoring this reading is Al-Batin, the Interior, calling the person toward an interior life that runs deeper than what is shown. A person named Badr carries the compassion of a river that keeps going.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Full moon, from Arabic badr (full moon). Battle of Badr, the first and greatest victory of Islam, where 313 Muslims defeated 1,000. 'Allah helped you at Badr when you were weak' (3:123). The full moon is the clearest light after the sun. Top Arab boys name. Badr Hari. Moroccan kickboxer.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Badr Hari . Moroccan-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer, two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist
How to Pronounce Badr
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Variants of this name
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Names sharing the ب Ba influence
Like Badr, these names carry Ba (ب) as their leading letter influence.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Badr
What does the name Badr mean?
The letters of Badr, beginning with Ba, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read here? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Badr? →
Is Badr mentioned in the Quran?
Most Islamic names trace back to the Quran in some form. Browse where Badr fits in. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Badr mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Badr carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Badr a good Islamic name?
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Is Badr a boy or girl name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Badr in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. Each letter in Badr, starting from Ba, is a structural principle. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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