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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
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
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Mansour
- What does the name Mansour mean?
- Mansour (مَنْصُور) means "Aided by God; victorious". From the Arabic root ن-ص-ر meaning 'to help, to grant victory'. Passive participle — 'one who is granted victory'.
- Is Mansour a name from the Qur'an?
- Mansour does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Mansour a boy or a girl name?
- Mansour is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Mansour come from?
- Mansour is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-Ṣ-R. Common across Arab, Persian, and South Asian families.
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