Bashira
Bashīra
/bah-SHEE-rah/
“A bringer of good news and happiness”
In Fulani
- How to say it
- bah-SHEE-rah
- Traditional Fulani spelling
- Bashīra
- Used in
- Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
- How common
- uncommon
- For a boy
- Bashiru
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
BashiraBashirahBachiraBashīra
From the same family
In Hausa
- How to say it
- bah-SHEE-rah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Nigeria, Niger
- How common
- common
- For a boy
- Bashir
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
BashiraBashirah
Nicknames & short forms
Bashi
From the same family
01Basharu“An established Hausa male name, commonly understood as related to Arabic Bashir: bearer of good news or glad tidings.”→︎02Bashir“One who brings joyful news and hope”→︎03Ado“A son who beautifies and brings joy to the family”→︎04Bushra“A joyful blessing and bearer of happy news”→︎05Dariya“A warm indigenous Hausa name associated with laughter, happiness, and joy”→︎06Farah“Joy and happiness”→︎07Farhan“A joyful, happy child”→︎08Farhana“A joyful and cheerful girl”→︎09Fariha“A joyful and cheerful daughter”→︎10Haniya“Arabic-derived: joyful and happy”→︎11Hayatu“A son who brings vitality and joy to the family”→︎12Ishaq“Arabic-derived: Isaac, a name connected with joy and a long-awaited blessing”→︎