Surname · Bengali

আখতার

“star”

আখতার (akhtar) is a surname from Classical Persian. It is used in Bengali.

BengaliWritten in Bengali script. In English: Akhtar.

Meaning & origin

What it means

আখতার is Akhtar written in Bengali script. Akhtar possibly goes back to Classical Persian اَخْتَر, meaning “star.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

আখতার comes from Classical Persian.

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How it developed

From Classical Persian اَخْتَر.

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আখতার’s family of names

In Bengali usage, আখতার as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as AKHTAR. In Bengali usage, আখতার as a surname has a related form in আক্তার.

Walk আখতার’s family in the name graph

আখতারAkhtarআক্তার

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

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Arabic · Nature

Mahteab

“born beneath the moon”

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Oamra

“daughter of the moon”

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Mehjibin

“a woman with a face as beautiful as the moon”

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Yasmin

“resembling the jasmine flower”

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Sos

“plane tree”

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Xhevahir

“jewel”

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97% boys · 3% girls

Persian · Nature

Gulnora

“pomegranate flower”

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>99% girls

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Rustem

“river” · “force, power”

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99% boys · 1% girls

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