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ثِيزِيرِي

Thiziri

thee-zee-REE

Moonlight.”

About Thiziri

Thiziri is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "moonlight" — a Berber name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Kabyle (Berber) for 'moonlight'. Used as a feminine name in Algerian Kabyle families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Berber

Gender

Girl

Also spelled

Tiziri

Root letters

Across the Maghreb, Berber and Arabic naming traditions have braided for over a millennium. Thiziri sits in that overlap.

How to say it

thee·zee·REE

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Thiziri: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud