Unisex name
Abşar name meaning
“Water falling from a height; a waterfall”
Abşar means “water falling from a height” or “waterfall.” It comes from Persian abshar, whose opening element ab means “water,” and is used for both girls and boys in Türkiye. Its concrete image is a cascade flowing down rocks, accompanied by the sound of falling water.
What does Abşar mean?
Water falling from a height; a waterfall
In Turkish: Yüksekten dökülen su; çağlayan
Abşar evokes the movement and sound of water descending from a height. As a Persian nature word, it can be transferred into personal naming through literary water imagery. Its clear lexical meaning does not establish its gender usage or independent given-name status in Türkiye.
Origin of the name Abşar
From Persian ābshār, ‘waterfall’. Its first element is āb, ‘water’; the specific use as a given name in Türkiye requires separate confirmation.
How to pronounce Abşar
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /abʃaɾ/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | آبشار |
Is Abşar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Abşar is used for both boys and girls. See all unisex names.
Abşar does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Abşar
- Avşar♂The name of an Oghuz tribal division
- Afşar♂Name of an Oghuz tribal group
- Abdar♂♀Juicy
- Adar♂The month of March
- Ammar♂One who builds and makes places flourish
- Acar♂♀Enterprising, agile and capable
- Abbas♂Stern-faced
- Amar♂One who builds and makes places flourish
- Altar♂Altar
- Aybar♂Majesty, grandeur, dignity
- Aşir♂Tenth
- Abay♂Attention, awareness
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FAQ about the name Abşar
What is the meaning of Abşar?
Abşar means “Water falling from a height; a waterfall”. From Persian ābshār, ‘waterfall’. Its first element is āb, ‘water’; the specific use as a given name in Türkiye requires separate confirmation.
Is Abşar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Abşar is used for both boys and girls.
Is Abşar in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Abşar nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Abşar?
Abşar is of Persian origin.
How many syllables does Abşar have?
Abşar has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Abşar?
Abşar does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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