Bashira: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bashira – Meaning: bringer of good news – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: bah-SHEE-rah


Bashira is an Arabic girl's name meaning “bringer of good news”. It appears in our list of 200+ Muslim Baby Girl Names — Beautiful, Meaningful, and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Bashira

Meaning: Bringer of good news.

Origin: Arabic.

How to Pronounce Bashira

Phonetic: bah-SHEE-rah   IPA: /bæˈʃiː.rɐ/

Popularity of Bashira

Bashira doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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