Nadir

\na.diʁ\♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine
Pronunciation\na.diʁ\

Origin and meaning

Unknown. It has been suggested that it is from Arabic نَزِير (nazīr, “rare, trivial”), but if it is Arabic, perhaps more likely would be نَذِير (naḏīr, “auspicious, boding well (?)”). Represents the word 'rare' in Hebrew.

Where it is mostly given

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Albania
  • Azerbaijan
  • Turkey
  • Arabia/Persia

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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