Nadir

• Turkish:/nadiɾ/○(machine-generated) model-generated
• Portuguese:/naˈdi.ɾi/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary
• French:/na.diʁ/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary

Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Nadir is one spelling over 5 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 3 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

• Turkish35%

  Seyrek, az bulunur.

  as a word·TDK Kişi Adları Sözlüğü (official Turkish given-name dictionary)

• Portuguese27%

  nadir (point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where the observer stands)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• French7.7%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Nadir in French.

• Urdu7.4%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Nadir in Urdu.

• English5.1%

  The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Nadir is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Turkish given name7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, Russia, Syria, Azerbaijan

  Languages: Turkish, Uzbek, Azerbaijani

  Also written Надир, Надйр, Nāḍir, Nādir

• English given name34 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, India, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Nādir, Nadìr, Nàdir, Nádír, Nådïr

• Urdu given name17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Pakistan, India, United States, United Kingdom

  Languages: Urdu, Hindi, Bangla

  Also written নাদির, Naḏīr, Ňàdir, Ňadiř, Nâdîr

• French given name52 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco

  Also written Nàdir, Nädïr, Nàdîr, Nâdîr, Ñadir

• a separate name7 spellings in the group

  Also written Nădīr, Nādir, Naḏir, Nadīr, Naḏīr

• Indonesian given name12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Kyrgyzstan, Spain, Indonesia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Nàdir, Nådir, Ńádíŕ, Nādir, Nâdir

• Russian given name24 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian

  Also written Надир, Надір, Nādir, Ñadir, Nàďîr

61 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Nadir is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Arabic, Arabic: 'precious, rare'; used by Muslims in Sudan

  as a name·African Names

• In Arabic, Sharp

  as a name·The book of African names

• In Arabic, (naadir) (,45): extraordinary, rare, exceptional

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• RedOneb. 1972MAnot in their usual nameMoroccan-Swedish songwriter, singer, record producer and record executive (born 1972)
• Nadir Belhadjb. 1982FRAlgerian-French footballer (born 1982)
• Nadir Rüstəmlib. 1999AZAzerbaijani singer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

97 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 48 countries.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

How do you pronounce Nadir?

It depends on the language: in Turkish /nadiɾ/; in Portuguese /naˈdi.ɾi/ (Wiktionary); in French /na.diʁ/ (Wiktionary). Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

What does the name Nadir mean?

In Portuguese, nadir (point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where the observer stands)

Where does the name Nadir come from?

Arabic: 'precious, rare'; used by Muslims in Sudan Recorded by African Names.

What are other forms of the name Nadir?

In the etymology graph, Nader is a form of the same name in other languages.

Is Nadir a male or female name?

Nadir is used for both men and women, depending on the country. National registers that list names by sex disagree: Brazil (IBGE): listed as female; France (INSEE, 2024): listed as male; United States (Census Bureau, 2020): listed as male; Finland (DVV): listed under both sexes. We don't publish a percentage split.

Which countries have the most people named Nadir?

In Brazil, the national register counted about 49 thousand people named Nadir, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled nadir. After it come Algeria, India, Azerbaijan and Morocco; the country table on this page ranks them.

How common is the name Nadir?

In Brazil, the national register counted 49,480 people named Nadir in 2022, about 1 in 4.3 thousand residents.

How common is Nadir compared with other names?

In Brazil, Nadir is the 473rd most common given name of 474,894 given names recorded there.