Bashir
/bah-SHEER/
“A bearer of good news and joyful hope”
In Fulani
- How to say it
- bah-SHEER
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
- How common
- common
- For a girl
- Bashira
From the same family
01Bashira“A bringer of good news and happiness”→︎02Bashiru“A bearer of good news and joyful tidings”→︎03Asmau“Exalted and lofty; a name expressing high hopes for a daughter”→︎04Faiza“Victorious and successful; a hopeful name for a daughter who will flourish”→︎05Matar“Rain; a hopeful blessing from the sky”→︎06Nadia“The spelling has multiple origins. As Arabic Nadiya/Nādiyah it is commonly glossed “dewy,” “fresh,” or “moist”; as a Slavic form it is associated with “hope.” It does not directly mean “tender-hearted.””→︎07Najat“A hopeful name for a child whose life brings relief and grace”→︎08Noura“Light, suggesting divine guidance and hope”→︎09Saadia“Fortunate and blessed, with hopes of happiness and prosperity”→︎10Yusra“Ease, comfort, and hopeful prosperity”→︎
In Hausa
- How to say it
- bah-SHEER
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Nigeria, Niger
- How common
- very common
From the same family
01Basharu“An established Hausa male name, commonly understood as related to Arabic Bashir: bearer of good news or glad tidings.”→︎02Bashira“A girl who brings joy, hope, and good news”→︎03Aliya“A girl whose character and hopes rise high”→︎04Amal“A hopeful child who brings promise for the future”→︎05Amani“Wishes, hopes, and aspirations”→︎06Cuta“Indigenous Hausa: illness or disease; as a protective name, it may reflect the hope that misfortune will be named and kept away”→︎07Damina“An indigenous Hausa name drawn from damina, the rainy season—a hopeful image of life-giving rain”→︎08Fata“A daughter who brings hope and hopeful expectations”→︎09Fatana“My hope and the promise of a bright future”→︎10Fathi“Arabic-derived: A hopeful beginning that opens the way to triumph.”→︎11Fatiya“A hopeful name for victory, success and new beginnings”→︎12Hamisu“A son born under a hopeful and memorable day”→︎
In Swahili
- How to say it
- bah-SHEER
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- How common
- common · also a surname
- For a girl
- Bashira
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
BashirBasheer
From the same family