indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Hebrew
Scripts שָׁזַר(Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsShazer, Shezer, Shazzar, Shasar, Shacar, Shachar, Shashar, Shassar, Shahzar
Meaning & History
Referred to someone living near acacia trees that tend to be twisted, derived from Hebrew שָׁזַר (shazar) literally meaning "to twist, to be twisted, to intertwine". A famous bearer was the Israeli president, author and poet Zalman Shazar (1889-1974), who was born Shneur Zalman Rubashov.