Given name · Arabic
طاهر
“to become pure”
طاهر (ṭāhir) is a masculine given name. It is used in Arabic.
ArabicWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Ṭāhir.
Meaning & origin
What it means
طاهر goes back to a word meaning “to become pure.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
طاهر’s family of names
In Arabic usage, طاهر has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Тагир. In Arabic usage, طاهر has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Тахир. In Arabic usage, طاهر can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ṭāhir.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named طاهر
- Tagir KhaybulaevRussian judokaborn 1984
- Tahir SalahovSoviet, Azerbaijani and Russian artist (1928-2021)
- Aytaç YalmanTurkish general and statesperson (1940–2020)
- Tahir ElçiTurkish attorney (1966–2015)
- Tahir YahyaIraqi politician and former prime minister (1916−1986)
- Tahir ShahBritish journalist and documentary filmmakerborn 1966
- Taher ElgamalAmerican cryptographerborn 1955
- Tie DomiCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1969
- Sharaf al-Zaman al-Marwaziphysician and author of the "Nature of Animals"1056–1120
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