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Jigar
जिगरSay it JIG-ur
- Meaning today
- Kind-hearted, beloved
- Original meaning
- "liver; heart, spirit, courage; figuratively a dear one, a son" Platts, p. 384
- Say it
- JIG-ur
- Written
- जिगर
- Other spellings
- Jeegar
Jigar
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Jigar meaning
Jigar (जिगर) is a Hindu boy's name of Persian origin (Gujarati usage).
Liver; heart, spirit, courage; figuratively a dear one, a son
Also used to mean: kind-hearted, beloved
Jigar (જિગર) is a Persian word that came into Hindustani and Gujarati. Its literal meaning is the liver, which in Persian poetry, as in English "heart", stands for the seat of feeling. Platts records it as the heart, mind and spirit, as courage or pluck, and figuratively as a darling or a son; the related word jigrī means a close, intimate friend. Name lists usually render the name as kind-hearted or beloved. In Gujarat it is a Hindu boys' name, while in Urdu literature it is remembered as the pen name of the poet Jigar Moradabadi.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 384 · entry jigar · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, jigar, p. 384 · Wikipedia, Jigar Moradabadi
Famous namesakes
- Jigar Moradabadi, Urdu poet (pen name)
Fits your syllable
First sound जि
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, pada 4 · Makar rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is जी, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Jigar · Jeegar