Bakare

Bákàrè ^ⓘ is a Nigerian male given name and surname predominantly used among Muslims, particularly within the Yoruba community. Derived from Arabic, "Abubakar or Abubakr", the nickname of the first Caliph of Islam.^[1] The 'Abu' part is dispensed with, and the 'bakar' part gets a terminal vowel according to Yoruba morphological patterns.

• Airat Bakare (born 1967), Nigerian female sprinter.
• Ariyon Bakare, (born 1971), Nigerian English actor.
• Ayo Bakare (born 1960), Nigerian professional basketball coach.
• Ayinde Bakare (1912 – 1972), Nigerian Yoruba jùjú and highlife musician.
• Bibi Bakare-Yusuf (born 1970), Nigerian academic, writer and editor.
• Tunde Bakare (Born 1954), Nigerian prophetic-apostolic pastor.
• Ibrahim Bakare (born 2002), Nigerian English footballer.
• Laide Bakare, Nigerian actress.
• Michael Bakare (born 1986), Nigerian English professional footballer.
• Musa Bakare (born 1971), Nigerian swimmer.
• Dami Bakare (born 22 September 1988), Nigerian British volleyball player.
• Peter Bakare (born 1997), Nigerian entrepreneur and business executive.
• Olumide Bakare (1953 – 2017), Nigerian actor.
• Dele Bakare (born 1989), Nigerian software developer and entrepreneur.
• S.B. Bakare (born 1922), Nigerian businessman.
• Rasak Ojo Bakare (born 1964), Nigerian professor.
• Bakare Gbadamosi (born 1930), Nigerian Yoruba poet.

• Bakari (name)
• Bakary

Surname list

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