| Romanization | Nāṣir |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Language(s) | Arabic: ناصر |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Nasira |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Meaning | 'granter of victory', helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Naser, Nasser, Nassar, Naseer, Nacer, Nasr |
| Related names | Nasir al-Din, Nasrallah, Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasiruddin, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah |
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 this name include:
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
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), second President of Egypt
- Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008), Maldivian President
- Vali Nasr (born 1960), Iranian-American Middle Eastern expert
- Hakim Nasir, Pakistani Urdu poet also using the takhallus of Nasir
- Clare Nasir (born 1970), British weather forecaster
- Serdar Nasır, Turkish plastic surgeon
- Felipe Nasr (born 1992), Brazilian racing driver
- Bachtiar Nasir (born 1967), Indonesian ulama
Fictional characters with the name
- Nasir, the main character in the video game Lagoon
- Nasir, character in the TV series Spartacus
- Nasir, a playable character in both Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and its sequel Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
- Nasir, a Saracen character played by Mark Ryan in the British 1980s television series Robin of Sherwood (aired in the US as Robin Hood)
- Nasir Meidan, a fictional character in the Android: Netrunner
- Nasir Khan, a fictional character in the television miniseries The Night Of
See also
- Abdul Nasir
- Naseer (disambiguation)
- Nasira (disambiguation)
- Nasir al-Din
- Nazir (disambiguation)
- Arabic name
- All pages with titles beginning with Nasir
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