Nader
Appearance
Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈnæːdeɾ, ˈnaːdɪɾ] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | rare |
Region of origin | Western Asia |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Nadir |
Nader is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin (نادر Nādir, meaning "rare", "unique"). The name Nadir is a variant. Nader or Näder is also a German surname, meaning embroiderer or tailor.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
[edit]- Nader Shah (1698-1747), former Shah of Iran (Persia)
- Nader Ahmadi (born 1986), Iranian football player
- Nader Batmanghelidj (1904–1998), Iranian army general
- Nader Bagherzadeh (born 1955), American professor of computer engineering
- 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
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]- Nadir (disambiguation)
- Nater (disambiguation), includes a list of people with surname Nater
References
[edit]- ^ "Nader Name Meaning & Nader Family History at Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.