Izaar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Izaar

What is the meaning of the name Izaar ?

The baby name Izaar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /ɪˈzɑːr/ (ih-ZAHR); Basque: /iˈsar/ (ee-ZAR).

Izaar is Arabic in Origin.

Izaar is most commonly explained from Arabic izār, “wrap, garment, lower waistcloth,” the term used for the cloth worn during the Islamic pilgrimage and in classical texts. As a given name it evokes ideas of modesty, protection, and ritual purity. The spelling with a doubled a reflects long vowel transcription from Arabic. By cross-linguistic coincidence, it also aligns with Basque Izar, “star,” which has encouraged some parents to adopt Izaar with a celestial sense.

As a personal name, Izaar is rare in historical records but has seen modern use in Muslim communities (South Asia, the Gulf, and the diaspora), typically for boys yet sometimes treated as unisex. Variants and related forms include Izār (scholarly transliteration), Izar (Basque unisex), and feminine elaborations Izara and Izarra in Basque-influenced contexts. Not to be confused with Izhar/Itzhar, a separate Hebrew/Arabic name. Meaning depends on source: “garment; modesty” or “star.”

⚙ Izaar is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 8 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 6 countries.