Nadir is both a surname and a given name that is a variation of Nader.
In Arabic and Hebrew, it is a boy's name meaning "dear", "scarce",
“rare” or "precious." (Arabic writing: نادر, Hebrew writing: נדיר)
Notable people with the name include:
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Persons
Given name
Nadir Afonso (1920–2013), Portuguese painter
Nadir Belhadj (born 1982), footballer
Nadir Çiftçi (born 1992), Turkish footballer
Nadir Godrej (born 1951), Indian industrialist
Nadir Kouidri (born 1975), professionally known as Ridan, French singer
Nadir Shah (born 1688), Iranian Monarch
Middle name
Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 1993), Turkish kickboxer and amateur boxer
Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883–1933), King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933
Surname
Asil Nadir (1941–2025), Turkish Cypriot businessman
Kerime Nadir (1917–1984), Turkish writer
Moyshe Nadir (1885–1943), American writer and satirist
Fictional character
Zain Nadir, a The Bill character
Abed Nadir, a Community character
Nadir Khan, Known as "The Persian" in the Gaston Leroux novel The Phantom of the Opera, given this name in the 1990 adaptation by Susan Kay, Phantom
Rikki Nadir, an attitude-filled rocker that can be considered an alter-ego of singer-songwriter Peter Hammill.