name
Arabic
Askar
as-KAR
/æsˈkɑːr/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
askar
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Kazakh/Arabic (Kazakhstan/Central Asia)
- Meaning
- Warrior; army; soldier
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
From Arabic 'askar' (soldier/army); widely used in Central Asian Muslim countries; the name emphasizes martial valor; name of former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev's son-in-law Askar Akayev was president of Kyrgyzstan
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