Nasir
Arabic masculine name
NasirRomanization | Nāṣir |
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Gender | masculine |
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Language(s) | Arabic: ناصر |
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Feminine | Nasira |
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Language(s) | Arabic |
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Meaning | 'No problem', helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker |
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Alternative spelling | Naser, Nasser, Nassar, Naseer, Nacer, Nasr |
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Related names | Nasir al-Din, Nasrallah, Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasiruddin, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah |
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Nasir (Arabic: ناصر, romanized: Nāṣir) is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of consonantal verb root n-ṣ-r). The female form of the name is Nasira (Arabic: ناصرة, romanized: Nāṣira). Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasser, Naseer, and Nacer.
People with the given name
- Al-Nasir, Abbasid caliph who ruled from 1158 to 1225
- Nasir ibn Alnas (also known as An-Nasir ibn Alnas) (died 1088), fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria
- Nasir ad-Din Qabacha, Muslim Turkic governor of Multan
- Nasir Jones, professionally known as Nas (born 1973), American rapper, actor, entrepreneur
- Nasir Adderley (born 1997), American football player
- Nasir Kazmi (1925–1972), Pakistani Urdu poet
- Naser Orić (born 1967), Bosnian military officer during the Bosnian War
- Nasir Gebelli (born 1957), Iranian-American video game developer
- Nasir al-Din Shah (1831–1896), ruler of Qajar dynasty in present-day Iran
- Nasir Valika (born 1955), Pakistani cricketer
People with the surname
Fictional characters with the name
See also
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