Sher

Sher can have a variety of meanings:

  • Sher (poem), the common word for couplet in Persian and copied by Urdu
  • Sher (dance), a form of dance in Eastern European folk music, notably Russian and Klezmer music

Sher or Shir is also a Persian word meaning Lion:

  • Sher a Baloch tribe in Pakistan
  • Sher Shah Suri, the king of Suri dynasty in India
  • Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the Lion of Punjab
  • Shirokhorshid (Lion and sun), a Flag of Iran

"Sher" is also a surname:

  • Antony Sher, British actor
  • Barbara Sher, career/lifestyle coach, and author
  • Bartlett Sher, American theatre director
  • Eden Sher, American television actor
  • Julian Sher, Canadian journalist
  • Neal Sher, former head of the United States Justice Department's Nazi prosecution unit
  • Stacey Sher, film producer
  • Tamara Sher, American psychologist
  • Thais Sher, British Actress, Presenter, Comedy Writer.
  • Sher -E- Alam, Software Engineer, Lecturer,