Nadir (name)

Nadir is both a surname and a given name that is a variation of Nader.

In Arabic and Hebrew, it is a boy's name meaning "dear", "scarce", “rare” or "precious." (Arabic writing: نادر, Hebrew writing: נדיר)

Notable people with the name include:

Persons

Given name

• Nadir Afonso (1920-2013), Portuguese painter
• Nadir Belhadj (born 1982), footballer
• Nadir Çiftçi (born 1992), Turkish footballer
• Nadir Godrej (born 1951), Indian industrialist
• Nadir Kouidri (born 1975), professionally known as Ridan, French singer

Middle name

• Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 1993), Turkish kickboxer and amateur boxer
• Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883–1933), King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933

Surname

• Asil Nadir (1941–2025), Turkish Cypriot businessman
• Kerime Nadir (1917–1984), Turkish writer
• Moyshe Nadir (1885–1943), American writer and satirist

Fictional character

• Zain Nadir, a The Bill character
• Abed Nadir, a Community character
• Nadir Khan, Known as "The Persian" in the Gaston Leroux novel The Phantom of the Opera, given this name in the 1990 adaptation by Susan Kay, Phantom
• Rikki Nadir, an attitude-filled rocker that can be considered an alter-ego of singer-songwriter Peter Hammill.

See also

• Nadira
• Nadir
• Nader

References