71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali Scripts ظهير, زاهر, ظاهر(Arabic) ظهیر(Persian) ظہیر(Shahmukhi, Urdu) জহির(Bengali) Pronounced Pron. /ðˤa.ˈhiːr/(Arabic) /ˈzaː.hir/(Arabic) /ˈðˤaː.hir/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Derived from Arabic ظهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter". This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زاهر (see Zaahir 1) or ظاهر (see Zaahir 2). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsZaahir, Zaahir, Zaheer, Zaher(Arabic) Feminine FormsZaahira, Zahira, Zuhra(Arabic) Zohra(Arabic (Maghrebi)) PopularityDetails Last ranked #754 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class strong refined strange serious Categories boxers, gods, help, isograms, Tamora Pierce characters