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)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bahar is the 38332^nd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.

Turkish

Etymology

From bahar, from Persian بهار (bahâr).

Proper noun

Bahar

1. a female given name