Hajarah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hajarah

What is the meaning of the name Hajarah ?

The baby name Hajarah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ha-JAH-rah (IPA: /haˈdʒɑːrə/).

Hajarah is Arabic in Origin.

Hajarah is a feminine name of Arabic heritage, linked to Hājar (Hagar), the revered matriarch and mother of Ismā‘īl in Islamic tradition and a figure in the Hebrew Bible. The -ah ending reflects a South Asian and Anglicized spelling; close variants include Hajar, Hajrah, Hajra, and Hajara. Cross-language equivalents and cognates are Hagar (English/Hebrew) and Agar (Greek/Latin). The name has been in steady use across the Muslim world - from North Africa and the Middle East to South Asia - and in diasporic communities, often chosen to honor Hājar’s role in the rites of sa‘i between Safa and Marwah and the Zamzam well.

Its precise meaning is debated: many associate it with “flight,” “sojourner,” or “stranger” from Semitic roots; in Arabic usage it primarily carries the virtue-laden legacy of Hājar herself. Not to be confused with Arabic ḥajar (“stone”).