71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali Scripts ظهير, زاهر, ظاهر(Arabic) ظهیر(Persian) ظہیر(Shahmukhi, Urdu) জহির(Bengali) Pronounced Pron. dha-HEER(Arabic) ZA-heer(Arabic) DHA-heer(Arabic) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Derived from Arabic ظهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter". This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زاهر (see Zaahir 1) or ظاهر (see Zaahir 2). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsZaahir, Zaahir, Zaheer, Zaher(Arabic) Feminine FormsZaahira, Zahira, Zuhra(Arabic) Zohra(Arabic (Maghrebi)) PopularityDetails Last ranked #848 in 2022 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class strong refined strange serious Categories boxers, gods, help, isograms, Tamora Pierce characters