A Name Story by Houdhoud
أَسْمَر
Asmir
AHS-meer
“Of dark complexion.”
About Asmir
Asmir is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "of dark complexion" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Bosnian masculine name from Arabic 'asmar' (brown, dark-complected).
Common Bosnian masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Asmir is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Asmir before.
- Asmir Begović (b. 1987), Bosnian footballer
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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