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Hazar

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Meaning

Nightingale

Linguistic Origin

Persian

Islamic Classification

Islamic historical figure

Regional Usage

Turkey

Global Spellings

Arabic هزار
Urdu ہزار
Persian هزار
Bengali হাজার
Indonesian Bahaya
Pashto هزاره
Graceful and timeless, the name Hazar is a beautiful choice for a baby girl. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Nightingale', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

While popular in Arabic regions, Hazar has a modern appeal that transcends borders. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Hazar comes from the Arabic root h-dh-r, meaning "caution" or vigilance.

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Etymology

From the Persian/Arabic هزار (hazar), 'thousand' - in Persian, also the name for the nightingale.

Notable Historical Usage

From the tenth century Persian became the literary and courtly language of the eastern Islamic world, carried by the Samanid, Ghaznavid, Seljuk, Timurid and Mughal courts and used in administration as far as Bengal. Its vocabulary of light, garden and heart supplied given names across that whole reach, alongside the Arabic religious stock, and still does.

Cultural / Regional Usage

Used across Persian- and Turkish-influenced Muslim communities.