Hazar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hazar

What is the meaning of the name Hazar ?

The baby name Hazar is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAH-zar (Turkish IPA: /haˈzaɾ/).

Hazar is Turkish in Origin.

Rooted in Turkic languages, Hazar is the Turkish and Azerbaijani name for the Caspian Sea (Hazar/Xəzər), and it also echoes the ethnonym of the medieval Khazars, a powerful steppe confederation. As a given name it evokes breadth, resilience, and maritime horizons, so parents often gloss its meaning as “Caspian” or “of the Khazars.” The ultimate etymon is debated, though many scholars link it to a Turkic root meaning to wander or roam, aligning with nomadic heritage.

Used as a modern unisex name in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and wider Turkic communities since the late 20th century, Hazar has grown in cultural visibility. Variants and spellings include Khazar (English/Arabic transliteration) and Xəzər/Xezar in Azerbaijani; Hazar remains standard in Turkish. Note that Persian/Urdu hazār and Kurdish hezar mean “a thousand”; families sometimes adopt this as an associative sense of “abundance,” though it is etymologically distinct.