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نَادِرَة
Nadira
NAA-di-rah
“Rare, precious.”
About Nadira
Nadira is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "rare, precious" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-د-ر meaning 'rare, exceptional'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
ن د رN-D-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 Nadira is one such word.
How to say it
NAA·di·rah
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Nadira
- What does the name Nadira mean?
- Nadira (نَادِرَة) means "Rare, precious". From the Arabic root ن-د-ر meaning 'rare, exceptional'.
- Is Nadira a name from the Qur'an?
- Nadira 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 Nadira a boy or a girl name?
- Nadira is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Nadira come from?
- Nadira is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-D-R.
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