if you speak swahili. help me out please.

[askgarcia]

heres the deal...my name is askary...now when i was younger i thought my name was gay and embarassing...but as i grew up i found it was pretty cool because its not a common name and it grew on me...anyways...about 4 years ago i was talking to some guy at a fast food joint...this guy told me askary meant friend in swahili...so my question is...does askary mean friend in swahili?chicks think its cool when i tell them...guys think im a sissy...lol.

 

[Sweet916]

One of my friends said Askary is a derivative of Askari and it means police, guard or soldier, or upkeeper of peace. I don't know how accurate that is cause I speak 0% swahili but I hope it helps.

 

[GANGSTAEIGHT]

i think 'Askari' does mean soldier.

 

[askgarcia]

damn so i guess that guy was way off...thanks for the input ppl.

 

[Daveyboy]

i only know disheeki,- doggy style, lol, i don't know i saw it on don't b a menice to south central while drinking your juice in the hood along ass time ago,lol

 

[Tenkamenin]

Askary in Arabic means 'military'. It can also mean 'militia', 'police'
or
even 'border police'. There are many reasons why a person has the name
Askary
as a family name:
1- His grandfather or a very distant distinguished grandfather of his
was in
the police force or in the military.
2- He is from a city or a village that is called "Askar". There are
many
examples of villages in the middle east that have this name.
3- He is a descendent of a very important hero in the Muslim world
namely
"Hasan Al-Askary" who is a religious leader and a descendent of the
prophet
Muhammad.
4- His family took the name 'Askary' to honor the religious leader
"Hasan
Al-Askary".

I hope this answers your question.

 

[askgarcia]

good looking out africa...i forgot about this post because the site went down and i figured so did all the posts...my mom got the name from some book or a soap opera...much love for the research you did.