Arabic/Persian · Boy name
Alisher
“Ali the lion; exalted lion”
About the name Alisher
Alisher is a masculine name used in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and elsewhere in Central Asia. It combines the Arabic name Ali, meaning ‘high, exalted’, with Persian sher ‘lion’, a title also applied to Ali ibn Abi Talib as the ‘Lion of God’. The most famous bearer is Alisher Navoi, a poet and statesman at the Timurid court of Herat who championed literature in Chagatai Turkic. He is regarded as the national poet of Uzbekistan, and many institutions there are named after him.
- Meaning
- Ali the lion; exalted lion
- Origin
- Arabic/Persian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ah-LEE-sher(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Alisher
- Alisher Khalid
- Alisher Farid
- Alisher Zahir
- Alisher Ramin
- Alisher Samir
Questions about Alisher
- What does Alisher mean?
- Alisher is an Arabic name meaning "Ali the lion; exalted lion".
- How do you pronounce Alisher?
- Alisher is pronounced ah-LEE-sher, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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