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نَذِير
Nadhir
na-DHEER
“Warner, herald.”
About Nadhir
Nadhir is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "warner, herald" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-ذ-ر meaning 'to warn, to vow'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Nazir
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 Nadhir is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Nadhir
- What does the name Nadhir mean?
- Nadhir (نَذِير) means "Warner, herald". From the Arabic root ن-ذ-ر meaning 'to warn, to vow'.
- Is Nadhir a name from the Qur'an?
- Nadhir 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 Nadhir a boy or a girl name?
- Nadhir is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Nadhir come from?
- Nadhir is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-Dh-R.
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