Nasir

Boy name variations

Family name origins & meanings

• Muslim : from a personal name based on nạsīr ‘supporter’, ‘helper’ (Qur’an 9:116).
• Muslim : from a personal name based on nạ̄sir ‘protector’. It is found in compounds such as Nasruddin (Arabic Nạ̄sir ud-Dīn) ‘protector of religion’, i.e. ‘defender of the faith (Islam)’. Compare Nasser.