Nasir
Nasir (Arabic: ناصر Nāṣir) is a male Arabic given name 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 (ناصرة Nāṣira).
Naseer is a transcription of Arabic: نصـيـر Naṣīr, a related word of similar meaning also used as a name.
Given name
- Nasir Jones (born 1973), American rapper, mostly and professionally known as Nas
- Nasir Ahmed (born 1964), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Nasir Kazmi (1925–1972), Pakistani Urdu poet
- Nasir Khan, Indian actor, son of legendary Indian comedian Johnny Walker
- Al-Nasir (1158–1225), 34th Abbasid Caliph
- Naser Oric (born 1967), Bosnian military officer during the Bosnian War
- Nasir Gebelli (born 1957), Iranian-American video game developer
- Nasir ibn Alnas (also known as An-Nasir ibn Alnas) (died 1088), fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria
- Nasir (Robin of Sherwood), Saracen character played by Mark Ryan in the British 1980s television series Robin of Sherwood
- Nasir ud din Mahmud, Muslim Turkic ruler
- Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha, Muslim Turkic governor of Multan
Surname
See also