Nasrin
 The name Nasrin means wild rose | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Persian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian |
| Meaning | Wild rose |
| Region of origin | Eurasian |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Nasreen , Nesrine |
| Variant form(s) | Nisreen |
Nasrin (translit. "nisriyn/ nisrīn"; Nesrin, Nesrine, Nazreen, or Nasreen; Persian: نسرين) is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning "wild rose".[1] It is among the most popular names given to girls born in Iran.[2]
The name is also popular in South Asia, especially in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, as well as being a commonly-used Turkish and Kurdish and North-African (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) given name.
People
- Nesrin Hanım (1826-1853), Imperial consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmejid I
- Nesrin Neşerek Kadın (1848-1876), Imperial consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz
- Nasreen Mohamedi (1937–1990), Indian artist
- Nasreen Jalil (born 1947), Pakistani politician
- Nasreen Pervin Huq (1958–2006), Bangladeshi women's rights activist
- Nasrin Rahimieh (born 1958), Iranian-American literary critic, editor, and educator
- Nesrin Nas (born 1958), Turkish politician of the Motherland Party
- Taslima Nasrin (born 1962), Bangladeshi feminist and former physician
- Nasrin Soltankhah (born 1963), Iranian politician
- Nasrin Sotoudeh (born 1963), Iranian human rights lawyer
- Nasreen Jahan (born 1966), Bangladeshi novelist
- Nasreen (born 1978), Bangladeshi film actress
- Nesrin Şamdereli (born 1979), Turkish-German screenwriter and film director
- Nesrin Cavadzade (born 1982), Turkish actress
- Nesreen Tafesh (born 1982), Syrian actress of Palestinian and Algerian descent
- Nasreen Qadri (born 1986), Israeli singer
- Naisrín Elsafty (born 1989), Irish-Egyptian singer
- Nesrine Merouane (born 1995), Algerian volleyball player
- Nasrin Husseini, Afghani refugee advocate, veterinary researcher, and food activist
- Nesrine Malik, Sudanese-born London-based columnist and author
- Nesreen Ghaddar, Lebanese mechanical engineer
See also
- Nasrin, a 2020 documentary about Nasrin Sotoudeh (above)
- Nisreen Elsaim, Sudanese climate activist
Notes
- ^ Behind the Name
- ^ Economics.apa.az Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
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