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Nadir

/NAH-deer/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

“Rare and precious”

In Fulani

How to say it
NAH-deer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Nadia“The spelling has multiple origins. As Arabic Nadiya/Nādiyah it is commonly glossed “dewy,” “fresh,” or “moist”; as a Slavic form it is associated with “hope.” It does not directly mean “tender-hearted.””Fulanifemale→︎02Nadira“Rare, exceptional, or precious.”Fulanifemale→︎

In Hausa

How to say it
NAH-deer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Nadira

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NadirNadeer

From the same family

01Nadia“Tender and delicate”Hausafemale→︎02Nadifa“Pure-hearted and clean in spirit”Hausafemale→︎03Nadim“Companion, confidant, or convivial companion; traditionally also a companion at a drinking gathering.”Hausamale→︎04Nadira“Rare and precious”Hausafemale→︎05Nadiya“Tender and delicate”Hausafemale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
NAH-deer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Nadia“Tender-hearted and gentle”Swahilifemale→︎02Nadifa“Pure-hearted and wholesome”Swahilifemale→︎03Nadira“Rare and precious”Swahilifemale→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
NA-deer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Nadira“Rare, precious, and wonderfully exceptional”Woloffemale→︎