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This name is mispelled on ALL "baby name" web sites.
Tahirah is what I find on many web sites. I guess this an English version.
Its also misprounced often. TAh-hair-ay is how people from the middle east pernounce it. English speaker say Tah-he-ra

Tahir is the male version of this name.

Personal experiences with the name Tahirih

This is my name I have way too many experiences to write about. Never have I had any negative experiences. Lots of questions tho.
Ake me I'll give more info.

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Meanings and history of the name Tahirih

Tahirih is a Persian name, meaning 'The Pure One'. Tahirih was the title given to Fatimah Baraghani-i-Salmih, by The Bab (a prophet of The Baha'i Faith), when she became one of The Letters of The Living. Tahirih was an influential poetess, a theologian and a women's rights activist living from 1814 to 1852. She famously took her veil off during the conference of Badasht, spearheading women's role as equals to men in the Baha'i Faith. She was martyred by strangulation with her own scarf, her last words being "You may kill me, but you will never stop the emancipation of womenkind."

Famous real-life people named Tahirih

Tahirih was the title given to Fatimah Baraghani-i-Salmih, by The Bab (a prophet of The Baha'i Faith). Tahirih remains one of the most powerful women in Baha'i history.

Tahirih in song, story & screen

Tahirih the Pure by Martha L. Root
Tahirih: A Portrait in Poetry: Selected Poems of Qurratu'l-'Ayn (Hardcover)by Amin Banani