Mukhtaar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mukhtaar

What is the meaning of the name Mukhtaar ?

The baby name Mukhtaar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/mʊxˈtɑːr/', 'respelling': "mukh-TAAR (kh = voiceless velar fricative, like Arabic 'خ')"}.

Mukhtaar is Arabic in Origin.

Mukhtaar is an Arabic masculine name meaning "chosen" or "the elected," from Arabic مُختار (mukhtār), the passive participle of ikhtāra "to choose," ultimately from the root kh-y-r "good/choice." The doubled -aa- reflects a long ā vowel in transliteration common in Somali usage. Equivalent senses include "preferred" and "selected."

As a given name it appears across the Arabic-speaking world and wider Muslim communities - from North and East Africa to South Asia and the Caucasus - and also as a surname. A notable early bearer is al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (7th century), while in Ottoman and Levantine contexts mukhtar became the title for a village headman, reinforcing the sense of one elected by others. Common variants and regional spellings include Mukhtar, Mokhtar (Maghrebi/Francophone), Muktar (Horn of Africa), Muxtar (Azerbaijani), and Mukhtār with diacritics; a rare feminine form Mukhtara exists.