Nasir

Nasir
Romanization	Nāṣir
Gender	masculine
Language	Arabic: ناصر
Other gender
Feminine	Nasira
Origin
Language	Arabic
Meaning	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 plural, Ansar, is used to refer to the inhabitants of Medina who supported the Islamic prophet Muhammad.¹ 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

People with the given name

Ea-nasir (18th century BCE), copper merchant
Nasir ibn Alnas (also known as An-Nasir ibn Alnas) (died 1088), fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria
Nasir ad-Din Qabacha (1150–1228), Muslim Turkic governor of Multan
Al-Nasir (1158–1225), Abbasid caliph who ruled from 1158 to 1225
Nasir al-Din Shah (1831–1896), ruler of Qajar dynasty in present-day Iran
Nasir Kazmi (1925–1972), Pakistani Urdu poet
Nasir Valika (born 1955), Pakistani cricketer
Nasir Gebelli (born 1957), Iranian-American video game developer
Naser Orić (born 1967), Bosnian military officer during the Bosnian War
Nasir Jones, professionally known as Nas (born 1973), American rapper, actor, entrepreneur
Nasir Adderley (born 1997), American football player

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 (1947–2007), 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

Places

Kalateh-ye Nasir, Iran
Nasir, Shushtar, Iran
Nasir, South Sudan, the administrative center of Nasir County

Other uses

Nasir (album), by American rapper Nas
Nasir (film), a 2020 Indian film
Nasir (missile), an Iranian cruise missile