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زُهَيْر
Zuhair
zu-HAYR
“Little flower; bright (diminutive).”
About Zuhair
Zuhair is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "little flower; bright (diminutive)" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Diminutive from the Arabic root ز-ه-ر. Borne by Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma, one of the great pre-Islamic Arab poets.
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 Zuhair is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Zuhair before.
- Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma (c. 520–609 CE), pre-Islamic Arab poet of the Mu'allaqat
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Zuhair
- What does the name Zuhair mean?
- Zuhair (زُهَيْر) means "Little flower; bright (diminutive)". Diminutive from the Arabic root ز-ه-ر. Borne by Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma, one of the great pre-Islamic Arab poets.
- Is Zuhair a name from the Qur'an?
- Zuhair 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 Zuhair a boy or a girl name?
- Zuhair is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Zuhair come from?
- Zuhair is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Z-H-R.
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