- Meaning
- Bringer of good news
- Arabic
- بشير
- Say it
- ba-SHEER
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah (2:119)
About the meaning
The Quran describes the Prophet as a bringer of good news and a warner (2:119).
Other spellings
Basheer, Bachir, Beşir
Names from the same root (ب ش ر)
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Questions about Bashir
What does Bashir mean?
Bashir means: Bringer of good news. The Quran describes the Prophet as a bringer of good news and a warner (2:119).
Is Bashir in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:119).
Is Bashir a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Bashir is a boy’s name.
How do you write Bashir in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Bashir is written بشير.