Bahar
See also: bahar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَهَار (bahār, “spice, seasoning”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a spicer. It could also be a variant of Bahir.
Proper noun
Bahar (plural Bahars)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bahar is the 38332nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Bahar is most common among White (52.94%), Black/African American (22.32%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bahar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.
Turkish
Etymology
From bahar, from Persian بهار (bahâr).
Proper noun
Bahar
- a female given name