Jasur

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Uzbek (Central Asia)

Meaning

a Persian-Arabic derived Uzbek masculine name meaning brave, bold, daring, or courageous, from Arabic jasur (جسور) meaning one who dares, one who takes risks, one who is audacious; the name entered Uzbek through the Arabic influence that came with Islam and the centuries of Arabic-medium Islamic scholarship that made Uzbek cities like Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva centres of the Islamic world's intellectual life; bravery and audacity are among the most valued masculine virtues in both the Turkic warrior tradition and the Islamic heroic tradition, and Jasur expresses the parental hope that their son will be characterised by courageous action in the world; the name is very common in contemporary Uzbekistan and represents the Arabic layer of Uzbek naming that coexists with the Persian and indigenous Turkic layers in the country's rich anthroponymic heritage

Gender

male