"Nadir" meaning in English

See Nadir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Unknown. It has been suggested that it is from Arabic نَزِير (nazīr, “rare, trivial”), but if it is Arabic, perhaps more likely would be نَذِير (naḏīr, “auspicious, boding well (?)”). Represents the word 'rare' in Hebrew. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{uder|en|ar|نَزِير||rare, trivial}} Arabic نَزِير (nazīr, “rare, trivial”) Head templates: {{head|en|proper nouns}} Nadir
  1. A male given name. Related terms: Nadia
    Sense id: en-Nadir-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 89 11
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Nadir-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

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