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Ziri

زيريIn ArabicⵣⵉⵔⵉIn Tifinagh

Meaning
Moonlight, the moon; also the founder of the Zirid dynasty (d. 971)
About the name
Ziri ibn Manad (died 971), chief of a branch of the Sanhaja Berber confederation, founded the Zirid dynasty and had the fortress of Achir built in 935. Ziri is also the Amazigh word for moonlight.
For
A boy
Origin
Amazigh
Other spellings
Ziry, Zyri

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: high

Sources

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