Acar (surname)
Belgium
Acar is a Belgian last name.
Notable people with the last name include:
- Jacques Acar (1937-1976), Belgian journalist, comic book artist, notably worked on short stories for TinTin and Strapontin with René Goscinny.
Lebanon
The last name Acar is a Lebanese Christian last name of Aramaic and Hebrew origin. The origins of Acar in Lebanon is ACHAR (עָכָר), Anglicized form of Hebrew Akar or Akan, meaning “one who troubles or roils”.
In the bible, this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death (Genesis 36:27, and in Chronicles 1:42 he is called Jaakan).
Notable people with the last name include:
- Jacques F. Acar, French doctor and microbiologist who specialized in antibiotics.
- Joseph Acar, first Lebanese aviator.
- Antoine Abi-Acar, Priest, owner and founder of a publishing house in Paris named "CARISCRIPT".
- Edward J. Akar, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer and former Sierra Leone's deputy finance minister
- John Akar (1927–1975), Sierra Leonean of Lebanese descent entertainer, writer, and diplomat.
Turkey
And Acar (pronounced [ˈadʒaɾ]) pronounced as “adjar” is a Turkish last name meaning “bold”. Notable people with the last name include:
- Denho Acar (born 1974), Turkish mobster
- İsmail Acar (born 1971), Turkish painter
- Numan Acar (born 1974), Turkish-German actor and film producer
- Onur Acar (born 1983), Turkish footballer
- Serkan Acar (1948–2013), Turkish football player
- Tolgahan Acar (born 1986), Turkish footballer
- Veli Acar (born 1981), Turkish footballer
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