{{Infobox given name | name = Nader | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPA|ar|ˈnæːdeɾ, ˈnaːdɪɾ|lang}} | gender = Male | meaning = rare | region = Western Asia | language = Arabic | alternative spelling = Nadir | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = }} '''Nader''' is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin ({{lang|ar|نادر}} ''Nādir'', meaning "rare", "unique").<ref>{{Citation |title=نادر |date=2026-03-20 |work=Wiktionary, the free dictionary |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1&oldid=89907607 |access-date=2026-05-03 |language=en}}</ref> The name Nadir is a variant. Nader or Näder is also a German surname, meaning embroiderer or tailor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=nader|title=Nader Name Meaning & Nader Family History at Ancestry.com|website=www.ancestry.com|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref>
Notable people with the name include:
==Given name== <!-- Please include full name and link to article on that person. If there isn't an article on them, they probably aren't notable enough to be listed here. See WP:Notability --> * Nader Shah (1698–1747), former Shah of Iran (Persia) * Nader Ahmadi (born 1986), Iranian football player * Nader Bagherzadeh (born 1955), American professor of computer engineering * Nader Batmanghelidj (1904–1998), Iranian army general * Nader al-Dahabi (born 1946), Jordanian politician * Nader Darehshori (born 1936), businessman in the United States * Nader Engheta (born 1955), Iranian scientist and engineer * Nader Fergany (1944–2024), Egyptian sociologist and economist * Wael Nader al-Halqi (born 1964), Syrian politician * Nader Jahanbani (1928–1979), Iranian army officer * Nader Matar (born 1992), Lebanese footballer * Nader El-Sayed (born 1972), Egyptian footballer
==Surname== * Abdel Nader (born 1993), Egyptian-American basketball player * Alireza Nader, American academic * Brooks Nader (born 1996), American model * Claire Nader (born 1928), American social scientist * George Nader (1921–2002), Arab-American actor and uncle of Michael Nader * George Nader (businessman) (born 1959), Lebanese-American businessman, lobbyist, and convicted sex offender * Habib Nasib Nader (born 1979), British actor * Hassan Nader (born 1965), Moroccan football player * Laura Nader (born 1930), American professor of anthropology * Michael Nader (1945-2021), American actor * Ralph Nader (born 1934), American attorney, citizen activist and four time third-party presidential candidate * Rose Nader (1906-2006), American social activist and mother of Ralph Nader * Shafeek Nader (1926-1986), community advocate and brother of Ralph Nader * Miguel Nader (born 1981)
==See also== * Nadir (disambiguation) * Nater (disambiguation), includes a list of people with surname Nater * Tornado, slang term
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Category:Arabic-language surnames Category:Arabic-language masculine given names Category:Masculine given names {{Tailor-surname}} Category:German-language surnames Category:Occupational surnames