Sahar (name)
Sahar is a feminine given name of Arabic, Turkish and Persian origin. The name is used by Arabic, Azeri, Turkish, Hebrew, Urdu and Persian speakers. "Seher" is the way it would be commonly spelled in Turkey and Azerbaijan. The origin of the name is an ancient Semitic word for the moon crescent. In Arabic, the name means "just before dawn", recalling a poetic word for the crescent moon.
People with the name include:Given name
- Sahar Baassiri, Lebanese journalist
- Sahar Biniaz, Canadian model
- Sahar Delijani, Iranian author
- Sahar Dolatshahi, Iranian actor
- Sahar El Hawari, Egyptian football referee
- Sahar Gul, Afghan child bride
- Sahar Hashemi, British entrepreneuse
- Sahar Hussein al-Haideri, Iraqi journalist
- Sahar Khalifeh, Palestinian writer
- Sahar Taha, Iraqi musician
- Sahar Tawfiq, Egyptian writer
- Sahar Valadbeigi, Iranian actor
- Sahar Youssef, Egyptian swimmer
- Sahar Zakaria, Iranian actor
- Sahar Maher Abd al-Rashid, wife of Qusay Hussein
Surname
- Ben Sahar, Israeli football player
