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 Nadir Shah (born 1688), Iranian Monarch
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
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