Gender: Feminine
Origin: Arabic Катхар
Meaning: “abundance.”

The name is derived from the Arabic word for abundance, it is also the name of the shortest sura in the Qu’ran known as the al-Kawthar.

It is currently the 2nd most popular female name in Kazakhstan, (2010).

Other forms of the name include:

• Kovsər (Azeri)
• Kaysar Каусар (Bulgarian/Russian/Tatar: used among Bulgarian and Russian Muslims)
• Kausar (Indonesian)
• Kautsar (Javanese)
• Kewser (Kurdish)
• Kaysarija Каысария (Tatar)
• Kәүsәr Кәүсәр (Tatar)
• Kevser (Turkish)