Nadir

See also: nadir, nádir, and nadír

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Nadir

1. A male given name.
2. A surname.

Related terms

• Nadia

Anagrams

• Darin, Drain, Drina, Indra, Nardi, Ndari, Radin, dinar, drain, ranid

Turkish

Etymology

From nadir, from Ottoman Turkish نادر (Nâdir), from Arabic نَادِر (nādir).

Proper noun

Nadir

1. a male given name from Arabic
2. a surname