Malay Names · Boy
Ashkar name meaning
“fair-haired (Ashqar); army or soldiers (Askar)”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptأشقر
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Ashkar
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ashkar is a boy's name from Arabic, meaning 'fair-haired' (Ashqar) or 'army' (Askar).
What does Ashkar mean?
Fair-haired (Ashqar); army or soldiers (Askar)
In Malay: berambut perang (Ashqar); tentera (Askar)
About the name Ashkar
Ashkar can come from two Arabic words. Ashqar (أشقر) means blond, fair-haired or yellowish, while Askar (عسكر) means army or soldiers, a word probably borrowed from Middle Persian and also used in Malay. The spellings Ashkar, Askar, Ashqar and Asyqar are seen among Malaysians.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Ash-kar |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | أشقر |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: أشقر · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: عسكر · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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