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Names with Amazigh roots

A small introduction to names connected to North African languages and heritage.

Amazigh is an umbrella for related languages and varieties, not a single uniform pronunciation. Idir, Ziri, Tiziri, and Tilelli offer four starting points for exploring this heritage. Meanings and written forms should be checked with speakers of the relevant variety. The Tifinagh forms shown are editorial renderings awaiting specialist review; ask about the spelling your own family uses before adopting one for a document.