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Name Shazar
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Hebrew
Scripts שָׁזַר(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. sha-ZAHR
Other Forms FormsShazer, Shezer, Shazzar, Shasar, Shacar, Shachar, Shashar, Shassar, Shahzar
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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), whose birth name was Shneur Zalman Rubashov.
Added 9/10/2024 by General9696