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Beşaret name meaning

“glad tidings, joyful news”

Beşaret means “glad tidings” or “joyful news.” It comes from Arabic bişāra through the Ottoman Turkish form beşaret and is used for girls and boys in Türkiye. The name evokes a letter bringing welcome news and shares its source word with the compound name Beşareddin.

Ottoman Turkish
/beʃaɾet/
Gender
♂♀ Unisex
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
3
Popularity
Rare

What does Beşaret mean?

Glad tidings, joyful news

In Turkish: müjde, sevindirici haber

Beşaret evokes the arrival of welcome news and the joy accompanying it. In older Turkish writing, it serves as a word for glad tidings. It belongs to the same Arabic root family as Beşir and Beşire, which emphasize the messenger rather than the news itself.

-et

The ending “-et” is not a shared meaningful suffix in names such as Mehmet, Fikret and İsmet. Each name’s origin and meaning belong to the name as a whole. More boy names ending in -et →

Origin of the name Beşaret

From Arabic bishāra, meaning welcome or joyful news. Beşaret is the form established through Ottoman Turkish.

Linguistic originArabic
Naming traditionIslamic
Is Beşaret in the Quran?No
Starts withB · Be

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How to pronounce Beşaret

Syllables3 · 7 letters · 7-letter boy names
IPA/beʃaɾet/
Ottoman Turkishبشارت
Arabicبشارة

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Is Beşaret a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Beşaret is used for both boys and girls. See all unisex names.

Beşaret does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).

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FAQ about the name Beşaret

What is the meaning of Beşaret?

Beşaret means “glad tidings, joyful news”. From Arabic bishāra, meaning welcome or joyful news. Beşaret is the form established through Ottoman Turkish.

Is Beşaret a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Beşaret is used for both boys and girls.

Is Beşaret in the Quran?

No. Neither the name Beşaret nor its source word occurs in the Quran.

What is the origin of the name Beşaret?

Beşaret is of Arabic origin.

How many syllables does Beşaret have?

Beşaret has 3 syllables and 7 letters.

How popular is the name Beşaret?

Beşaret 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.

Entry ID: nm05214 · Updated 2026-10-24 · How we research names · Report a mistake