Nasrallah
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| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Arabic: نصرالله |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'Victory of God' |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah |
| Related names | Nasser, Naser, Nassar, Nasir, Naseer, Nacer, Nasr, Nasri |
Nasrullah (Arabic: نصرالله, lit. 'victory of God') is a masculine given name, commonly found in the Arabic language and is used by Muslims, Christians, and other Arabs. It may also be transliterated as Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, and Al-Nasrallah. Bearing the surname often indicates that the family adopted the name Nasrallah from one of its patrilineal ancestors.
Notable people[edit]
Notable people with the name Nasrallah and its variants include:
United States[edit]
- Nasrallah Onea "Naz" Worthen (born 1966), American football wide receiver
Egypt[edit]
- Yousry Nasrallah (born 1952), Egyptian film director
Honduras[edit]
- Salvador Nasralla (born 1953), Honduran media personality, TV presenter, politician, founder of Honduran Anti-Corruption Party
Iraq[edit]
In Iraq, the most notable family to carry the name is the Alid Faizid family of Nasrallah from Karbala. However, there are other Alid and non-Alid families that carry the name, that come from Hindiyah, Hillah, and Nasiriyah.
- Nasrallah al-Haeri (1696–1746), Iraqi scholar and poet
- Jawad Nasrallah (d. 1808), Iraqi nobleman and custodian of Imam Husayn Shrine
- Hassan Nasrallah (1881–1959), Iraqi nobleman, activist, and businessman
- Murtadha Nasrallah (1922–2005), Iraqi law professor
- Hashem Nasrallah (1923–1997), Iraqi businessman and chairman of Karbala's chamber of commerce
- Mohammed Hussain Nasrallah (born 1951), Iraqi judge and prosecutor
- Abdul Sahib Nasrallah (born 1951), Iraqi author and custodian of Imam Husayn Shrine
- Aref Nasrallah (born 1958), Iraqi social activist and philanthropist
Iran[edit]
- Abu'l-Ma'ali Nasrallah, Persian poet, statesman and vizier
- Moein (singer), Iranian Singer
- Nasrallah Shah-Abadi, Iranian Shia Cleric, Politician
- Nasrollah Jahangard, Iranian Politician
- Nasrollah Sajjadi, Iranian Politician & Sports Administrator
- Nasrollah Pejmanfar, Iranian Shia Cleric, Politician
Kazakhstan[edit]
Kuwait[edit]
In Kuwait, the most notable family to carry the name is known as the family of Al-Nasrallah. They trace back to the Anazzah tribe, and migrated from Sudair. They reside mainly in Jiblah and Jahrah.
- Danah Al-Nasrallah (born 1988), Kuwaiti female track and field athlete
Lebanon[edit]
In Lebanon, the name can be found in Shia, Sunni, Druze, and Christian families all across Lebanon, and they trace back to Sednayah, Hauran and Babylon.
- Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1923–1997), Lebanese patriarch of Lebanon's largest Christian body
- Emily Nasrallah (1931–2018), Lebanese writer and women's rights activist
- Hassan Nasrallah (born 1960), Secretary General of the Lebanese political party Hezbollah
- Hassan Nasrallah (born 1982), Lebanese footballer
Mexico[edit]
- Jesús Nader Nasrallah (born 1959), Mexican politician
Pakistan[edit]
- Nasrullah Khan (footballer) (born 1985), Pakistani football midfielder
- Mir Ahmed Nasrallah Thattvi, 16th-century Muslim geographer and historian
Palestine[edit]
In Palestine, it is believed that the Nasrallah family traces back to either the one that originated in the Levant (North Syria and Rif-Dimashq), or in the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Yemen). They reside mainly in Qaqun.
- Adel Gharib Nasrallah, birth name of Eddie Nash (1929–2014), Palestinian-American convicted gangster and drug dealer
- Ibrahim Nasrallah (born 1954), Jordanian-Palestinian poet
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