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مَنْصُور

Mansour

man-SOOR

Aided by God; victorious.”

About Mansour

Mansour is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "aided by god; victorious" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ن-ص-ر meaning 'to help, to grant victory'. Passive participle — 'one who is granted victory'.

Common across Arab, Persian, and South Asian families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Boy

Also spelled

Mansur

Root letters

ن ص رN-Ṣ-R

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Mansour is one such word.

Across history

Who has carried Mansour before.

  • Abu Ja'far al-Mansur (714–775 CE), 2nd Abbasid caliph

How to say it

man·SOOR

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Mansour: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud