Entry № 863 · Arabic origin

Bashira Bashira — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ bah-SHEE-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Bringer of good news (Arabic + Quranic prophetic)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Arabic)

A name that means "bringer of good news (arabic + quranic prophetic)".

Bashira is from the Arabic بشيرة (Bashīrahbringer of good news, joyful tidings) — foundational from Arabic bashara (to bring good news) + bushra (good news). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Bashira is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim heritage. The foundational Arabic bashīr (herald) is foundational central to foundational Quran 33:45 — foundational O Prophet! Indeed We have sent you as a witness + and a bringer of good news + and a warner (foundational bashīrān wa nadhīrān) + foundational central to foundational Islamic theological heritage + foundational central to foundational pan-Islamic Prophetic-naming heritage spanning ~1,400 years; foundational also foundational central to foundational Quran 35:24 — foundational We have sent you with the truth as a bearer of good news and a warner + foundational central to foundational pan-Islamic Prophetic mission heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Quran 2:25 — foundational And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds + that they will have Gardens beneath which rivers flow (foundational bashshir alladhīna āmanū wa ʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāt) + foundational central to foundational pan-Islamic eschatological heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Annunciation (foundational Bashārah — foundational Arabic Christian term for Gabriel's announcement to Mary) + foundational central to foundational pan-Arabic Christian + Islamic shared narrative heritage spanning Mary + Quran 3:42-47 + Luke 1:26-38; foundational also foundational Bashira foundational central naming pattern across Arabic + Urdu + Persian + Turkic heritage. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Islamic Prophetic-evangelical heritage.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Bringer of good news (Arabic). Foundational Arabic-Muslim feminine + foundational Arabic Bashīrah bringer of good news + joyful tidings + foundational from Arabic bashara to bring good news + bushra good news + foundational Islamic theological heritage + foundational Quran 33:45 + foundational O Prophet! Indeed We have sent you as a witness + and a bringer of good news + and a warner + foundational bashīrān wa nadhīrān + foundational pan-Islamic Prophetic-naming heritage spanning ~1,400 years + foundational Quran 35:24 + foundational We have sent you with the truth as a bearer of good news and a warner + foundational pan-Islamic Prophetic mission heritage + foundational Quran 2:25 + foundational And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds + that they will have Gardens beneath which rivers flow + foundational bashshir alladhīna āmanū wa ʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāt + foundational pan-Islamic eschatological heritage + foundational Annunciation foundational Bashārah foundational Arabic Christian term for Gabriel's announcement to Mary + foundational pan-Arabic Christian + Islamic shared narrative heritage + foundational Mary + Quran 3:42-47 + Luke 1:26-38 + foundational Bashira foundational central naming pattern across Arabic + Urdu + Persian + Turkic heritage.

The name in its native script.

بشيرة
Transliteration
Bashīrah
Pronunciation
/ bəˈʃiː.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Bashira stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Bashira · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Bashiras before her.

Real people

In fiction
Bashīr / Bashārah
Quran 33:45 *bringer of good news and a warner* + 35:24 + 2:25 *give good tidings to those who believe* + Annunciation Bashārah Arabic Christian term + Mary + Luke 1:26-38.
Quran

Names connected to Bashira.

The number behind Bashira.

3

The Communicator

Bashira reduces to three.

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic good tidings. Seven letters. Bashira."
Falak · Mother of one · Cairo