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Greetings,
Here's the information we found on your Arabic name "Qamara" and Arabic names in general.
There are a variety of ways in which Arabic names were formed. Most childless women were known as "daughter of...." Qamara, the daughter of Aqbar would be "Qamara bint Aqbar." Women with children were often known as "mother of...." so that the mother of Yakub would be known as "Qamara umm Yakub." A mother would more likely be called "umm Yakub" in daily life than "Qamara."
Male names were sometimes feminized with the addition of an "a." Of course, "a" is the English equivalent of the Arabic letter used, but the addition is standard. This is common knowledge among people familiar with Arabic names, and you don't need to document that particular practice.
Although "Qamar" may be a medieval men's name, we don't think it's likely. We found "Qamar" in a book of modern Arabic names, but we didn't see it in any lists of medieval Arabic names. Because we have few sources for Arabic names we can't guarantee that it isn't medieval. However, if you're interested in having a definitely medieval name, we would recommend that you choose a different name.
Da'ud ibm Auda and Arval Benicoeur contributed to this letter.
We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you.
In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel