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Bashiri

/ba-SHEE-ree/Swahili · a boy’s name

“A bringer of joyful news and happiness.”

How to say it
ba-SHEE-ree
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

From the same family

01Bashar“Human being; person or mankind.”Swahilimale→︎02Bashir“Arabic-derived; bearer of good news”Swahilimale→︎