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يَاسِر
Yasser
YAA-sir
“One who eases; prosperous.”
About Yasser
Yasser is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "one who eases; prosperous" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ي-س-ر meaning 'ease, prosperity'. Active participle.
Common across Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Yassir, Yasir
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 Yasser is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Yasser before.
- Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), Palestinian leader
- Ammar ibn Yasir, early Muslim companion (his father)
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Yasser
- What does the name Yasser mean?
- Yasser (يَاسِر) means "One who eases; prosperous". From the Arabic root ي-س-ر meaning 'ease, prosperity'. Active participle.
- Is Yasser a name from the Qur'an?
- Yasser does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Yasser a boy or a girl name?
- Yasser is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Yasser come from?
- Yasser is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Y-S-R. Common across Arab families.
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