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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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Common questions about Thiziri

What does the name Thiziri mean?
Thiziri (ثِيزِيرِي) means "Moonlight". Kabyle (Berber) for 'moonlight'. Used as a feminine name in Algerian Kabyle families.
Is Thiziri a name from the Qur'an?
Thiziri does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Berber name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Thiziri a boy or a girl name?
Thiziri is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Thiziri come from?
Thiziri is a Berber name, built on the root letters —.

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