Bakari - Meaning of Bakari

What does Bakari mean?

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Bakari

[ 3 syll. ba-ka-ri, bak-ari ] The baby girl name Bakari is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced Baa-KAA-Riy- †. Bakari has its origins in the African-Swahili language. The meaning of Bakari is 'noble promise'.

Forms of Bakari include the names Bakarie and Bakary.

See also the related categories, swahili, noble, and promise.

Bakari is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Bakari include Bakara, Bakarie, Bakura, Bakurah, Basira, Bechira, Bishara, Bakary, Biashara, Becker, and Busara.

† English pronunciation for Bakari: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"