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Shalamar
How to Pronounce Shalamar
Pronounced SHAL-uh-mar /ˈʃæləmɑːr/Medium
Meaning: Shalamar reads as a spelling of Shalimar, a Persian and Urdu word famous from the Shalimar Gardens of Lahore and Kashmir and often glossed as 'abode of love'. As a given name it also echoes Shalamar, the American soul and R&B group of the same era; we note that pop link honestly while tracing the deeper root to Shalimar.Low
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History & Origin
Shalamar is best traced to Shalimar, the Persian and Urdu name of the celebrated Mughal pleasure gardens, commonly read as 'abode of love'. As a given name it also carries an echo of the soul and R&B group Shalamar, a link we flag rather than claim as the origin, giving the name both a romantic heritage and a musical shimmer.
It was always rare, a couple dozen girls a year around the early nineteen-eighties. It reads as an exotic, of-its-moment name rather than a mainstream one.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shalamar mean?
It traces to Shalimar, a Persian and Urdu name meaning 'abode of love'; it also echoes the soul group Shalamar.
How do you pronounce Shalamar?
It's said SHAL-uh-mar /ˈʃæləmɑːr/, three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Shalamar a boy or girl name?
Shalamar is used as a girl's name.
Is Shalamar a popular name?
No, it was always rare, seeing brief use around the era of the soul group of the same name.