Nizar, name meaning in Islam
Nizar means a name of the Arabs. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic
نِزَار
Nizar
A name of the Arabs
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- نِزَار
- Say it
- ni-ZAAR
- Root
- ن ز ر
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Nizar, explained
Nizar (نِزَار) is an Arabic name for boys. It means a name of the Arabs. Its root means little or rare.
Meaning and root
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Nizar comes from the root ن ز ر, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Is Nizar in the Quran?
No. Nizar is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Nizar
Say it ni-ZAAR. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Nezar. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ن nun + ز zay + ا alif + ر ra.
Choosing Nizar
Nizar is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Nizar bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Nizar
- Nizar ibn Maadd, an ancestor of the Prophet ﷺ
Names like Nizar
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Nizar mean in Islam?
Nizar (نِزَار) means a name of the Arabs. It is an Arabic name for boys.
Is Nizar in the Quran?
No, the name Nizar is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Nizar a boy or girl name?
Nizar is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Nizar in Arabic?
Nizar is written نِزَار in Arabic, said ni-ZAAR.
Is it Nizar or Nezar?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, نِزَار. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.