Bashir

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Bashir
PronunciationArabic: [baʃiːr]
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaningthe one who brings good news
Other names
Related namesBeshir, Abshir, Basheerah, Absheerah

Bashir or Basheer or the gallicized Bachir or Bechir (Arabic: بشير) is a male given name. Derived from Arabic, it means "the one who brings good news". It is also a surname.

Bashir may refer to:

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Bachir[edit]

  • Jamil Bachir or Bashir (1920–1977), Iraqi Assyrian musician and expert oud player
  • Oubi Buchraya Bachir (born 1970), Sahrawi ambassador
  • Salah Bachir (born 1955), Canadian patron of the arts, entrepreneur, philanthropist, magazine publisher of Lebanese descent
  • Yamina Bachir (born 1954), Algerian film director and screenwriter

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See also[edit]

  • Al Bashir, Arabic Christian magazine in Lebanon
  • Bishara, also Bechara, Béchara and Beshara

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