Sibling names for Aliyah

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Bağır

From Arabic بَاقِر (bāqir).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends R

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Bahriye

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بحریه, from Arabic بَحْرِيَّة (baḥriyya).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

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Barack

Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends K

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Barak

From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k)…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends K

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Barnaba

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví, “prophet”). Derived from Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Barnabas

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from Aramaic בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”), from בּר (bar, “son of”) and נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā, “prophet”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S