Jabari

For the fictional Marvel Comics tribe, see Wakanda.

Jabari is a masculine given name, derived from Swahili, ultimately from Arabic, that is most commonly given to African-American boys. It is also an Arabic surname.

Jabari is a borrowing from Swahili jabari meaning "brave (one)", ^[1] which is from the Arabic word جَبَّار (jabbār), meaning "ruler". ^[2]

People

Given name

• Jabari Arthur (born 1982), Canadian football player
• Jabari Asim (born 1962), American author
• Jabari Bird (born 1994), American basketball player
• Jabari Blash (born 1989), American baseball player
• Jabari Brisport (born 1987), American activist
• Jabari Brown (born 1992), American basketball player
• Jabari Banks (born 1998), American actor
• Jabari Greer (born 1982), American football player
• Jabari Holloway (born 1982), American football player
• Jabari Hylton (born 1998), American soccer player
• Jabari Issa (born 1978), American football player
• Jabari Levey (born 1984), American football player
• Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player
• Jabari Price (born 1992), American football player
• Jabari Simama, American educator
• Jabari Small (born 2002), American football player
• Jabari Smith (born 1977), American basketball player
• Jabari Smith Jr. (born 2003), American basketball player
• Jabari Walker (born 2002), American basketball player
• Jabari Wamble (born 1979), American lawyer
• Jabari Zuniga (born 1997), American football player

Surname

• Ahmed Jabari (1960–2012), Palestinian militant

See also

• Abdul Jabbar
• Jabbar (disambiguation)
• Jabbari

References

1. "Jabari - Baby Boy Name Meaning and Origin - Oh Baby! Names". www.ohbabynames.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
2. "Jabari - Meaning of Jabari, What does Jabari mean?". www.babynamespedia.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.