Nadir is both a surname and a given name that is a variation of Nader.
In the Arabic language, it is a boy's name meaning "dear", "scarce" or "precious." (Arabic writing: نادر)[1]
Notable people with the name include:
Persons
Given name
- Nadir Afonso (born 1920), Portuguese painter
- Nadir Belhadj (born 1982), footballer
- Nadir Çiftçi (born 1992), Turkish footballer
- Nadir Godrej (born 1951), Indian industrialist
- Nadir Kouidri (born 1975), professionally known as Ridan, French singer
Middle name
- Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 1993), Turkish kickboxer and amateur boxer
- Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883–1933), King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933
Surname
- Asil Nadir (born 1941), Turkish Cypriot businessman
- Kerime Nadir (1917–1984), Turkish writer
- Moyshe Nadir (1885–1943), American writer and satirist
Fictional character
- Zain Nadir, a The Bill character
- Abed Nadir, a Community character
- Nadir Khan, Known as "The Persian" in the Gaston Leroux novel The Phantom of the Opera, given this name in the 1990 adaptation by Susan Kay, Phantom.
See also
References
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