Acar (surname)

Belgium

Acar is a rare Belgian last name. The origins of Acar come from the French last name Acart. Here, the 't' is not pronounced in spoken French, and hence was dropped in writing.

Notable people with the last name include:

  • Jacques Acar (1937-1976), Belgian journalist, comic book writer, notably worked on short stories for TinTin and Strapontin with René Goscinny.

France

Acar is a rare noble French patronymic name from Bar-Sur-Aube dating back to the 15th Century, where it is found at different times in various localities, especially in Champagne and Burgundy.[1]

Acar is also a rare Medieval French byname from Picardy.[2] The name is a variant of Achard, Achart and Acquart.

Lebanon

Acar (Aramaic: ܥܟܪ; Hebrew: עכר) is a Lebanese Christian last name of Aramaic origin.

In Lebanon, the last name Acar means "trouble" and originates as a nickname given to a troublemaker. Properly, the name means to roil water; and figuratively, it means to disturb or afflict, and to stir trouble.

The name rose to prominence among Maronite families in the Qartaba, Deir el Qamar, and Zahlé areas during the Lebanese Peasants Revolt led by Tanyus Shahin.

Although a recent family name in Lebanon, the history of Acar goes back Before Christ and is even mentioned in the Bible's Old Testament, Anglicized as Achar or Achan (biblical figure). In the Bible, this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during the assault on Jericho, for which he and his family were stoned to death (Book of Genesis 36:27, and in Books of Chronicles 1:42 he is called Jaakan).

Acar may be the origin of the Greek word 'achos' ("woe" or "pain"). Therefore, the Greek name Achaeus, and the name of the Ancient Greek mythological hero Achilles finds its origin in the Aramaic Acar.

Notable people of Lebanese origin with the last name include:

  • Jacques F. Acar (1931-2020), French doctor and microbiologist who specialized in antibiotics.
  • Joseph Acar (1898-?), first Lebanese aviator.
  • Antoine Abi-Acar (?-2019), Priest, owner and founder of a publishing house in Paris named "CARISCRIPT".
  • Edward J. Akar, Sierra Leonean Deputy Finance Minister, economist, and lawyer.
  • John Akar (1927–1975), Sierra Leonean entertainer, writer, and diplomat.

Turkey

In Turkey, Acar (pronounced [ˈadʒaɾ]) is pronounced as “adjar”, a last name meaning “bold”.

Notable Turkish people with the last name include:

References
  1. N/A, N/A. "Acar Family Heraldry". heraldryinstitute.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Uckelman, Sara. "Bynames in Medieval France" (PDF). www.ellipsis.cx. Retrieved 6 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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