Naseer
Romanization | Nāṣir |
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Gender | masculine |
Language(s) | Arabic: ناصر |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Meaning | 'granter of victory', helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Naser, Nasser, Nasir, Nacer, Nassar, Nasr |
Related names | Nasrallah, Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah |
Naseer (Arabic: ناصر, romanized: Nāṣir, lit. 'granter of victory, victorious, helper') is a given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasir, Naseer, and Nacer. It may refer to:
Given name
[edit]- Naseer Aruri (1934–2015), American professor
- Naseer Malik (1950–1999), Pakistani cricketer
- Naseer Shamma (born 1963), Arab Iraqi musician and oud player
- Naseeruddin Shah (born 1950), Pashtun Indian Parallel Cinema actor
Surname
[edit]- Mukhthar Naseer (born 1979), Maldivian footballer
- Munir Bin Naseer, Pakistani extrajudicial prisoners of the United States
- Umar Naseer, Maldivian politician