Nasir

{{Infobox name|name=Nasir|gender=masculine|languageorigin=Arabic|meaning = helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker|alternative spelling=Naser, Nasser, Nassar, Naseer, Nacer, Nasr|romanization=Nāṣir|language=Arabic: ناصر|feminine=Nasira|related names=Nasir al-Din, Nasrallah, Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasiruddin, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah}} '''Nasir''' ({{langx|ar|ناصر|translit=Nāṣir}}) is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of consonantal verb root ''n-ṣ-r''). The female form of the name is Nasira ({{Langx|ar|ناصرة|translit=Nāṣira}}). Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasser, Naseer, and Nacer.

== People ==

=== People with the given name === *Ea-nasir (18th century BCE), copper merchant * Nasir ibn Alnas (also known as An-Nasir ibn Alnas) (died 1088), fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria * Nasir ad-Din Qabacha (1150–1228), Muslim Turkic governor of Multan * Al-Nasir (1158–1225), Abbasid caliph who ruled from 1158 to 1225 * Nasir al-Din Shah (1831–1896), ruler of Qajar dynasty in present-day Iran * Nasir Kazmi (1925–1972), Pakistani Urdu poet * Nasir Valika (born 1955), Pakistani cricketer * Nasir Gebelli (born 1957), Iranian-American video game developer * Naser Orić (born 1967), Bosnian military officer during the Bosnian War * Nasir Jones, professionally known as Nas (born 1973), American rapper, actor, entrepreneur * Nasir Adderley (born 1997), American football player

=== People with the surname === * Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), second President of Egypt * Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008), Maldivian President * Vali Nasr (born 1960), Iranian-American Middle Eastern expert * Hakim Nasir (1947–2007), Pakistani Urdu poet also using the takhallus of Nasir * Clare Nasir (born 1970), British weather forecaster * Serdar Nasır, Turkish plastic surgeon * Felipe Nasr (born 1992), Brazilian racing driver * Bachtiar Nasir (born 1967), Indonesian ulama

=== Fictional characters with the name === * Nasir, the main character in the video game ''Lagoon'' * Nasir, character in the TV series ''Spartacus'' * Nasir, a playable character in both ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' and its sequel ''Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn'' * Nasir, a Saracen character played by Mark Ryan in the British 1980s television series ''Robin of Sherwood'' (aired in the US as ''Robin Hood'') * Nasir Meidan, a fictional character in the ''Android: Netrunner'' * Nasir Khan, a fictional character in the television miniseries ''The Night Of''

== Places == * Kalateh-ye Nasir, Iran * Nasir, Shushtar, Iran * Nasir, South Sudan, the administrative center of Nasir County

== Other uses == * Nasir (album), by American rapper Nas * Nasir (film), a 2020 Indian film * Nasir (missile), an Iranian cruise missile

== See also == * Abdul Nasir * Naseer (disambiguation) * Nasira (disambiguation) * Nasir al-Din * Nazir (disambiguation) * Arabic name * {{look from|Nasir}}

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