Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Urdu
Scripts ياسر(Arabic) یاسر(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈjaː.sir/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "easy, wealthy" in Arabic, derived from the root يسر (yasira) meaning "to be easy, to be rich". This was the name of an early Islamic martyr. It was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929-2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Related Names

Rootyasira
VariantsYaser, Yasser(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesJamin(Biblical) Yamin(Biblical Hebrew) Yaser, Yasser(Persian) Yaser(Turkish)

Popularity

People think this name is

formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious  

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Entry updated October 6, 2024