Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Nasr Name Meaning in Islam
Victory, divine promise in the Quran.
- Meaning
- Victory, divine promise in the Quran
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- نصر
- Meaning in Urdu
- Not recorded in Urdu on this site.
- Pronunciation
- NASR
- Lucky number
- 7
Is Nasr an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Nasr is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Victory, divine promise in the Quran. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ن-ص-ر, from n-ṣ-r, victory, divine help. Naṣr is victory; Sūrat al-Naṣr (Q 110) opens 'idhā jāʾa naṣru Allāhi wa-l-fatḥ', when the help of God and the opening come.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Nun of depth opens, Sad of sincerity, Ra of mercy. Victory rooted in sincerity, made mercy.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Nasr is grounded in earth, the element of stability, patience, and quiet holding. The letters ask their bearer to be reliable rather than showy, to keep the household of the heart in order. Stitched through this reading is Al-Nur, the Light, meaning the person carries a light that steadies the room. A person named Nasr builds ground under other people's lives.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Victory, directly Quranic. Surah Al-Nasr (Chapter 110): 'When the help of Allah and the victory (al-nasr) comes' (110:1). Al-Nasr is the divine victory that comes to the believers. Nasr names the man who carries the quality of divine victory. Nasr al-Din Hoja, the beloved folk figure of Central Asian Islamic culture.
How to Pronounce Nasr
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Names sharing the ن Nun influence
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Nasr
What does the name Nasr mean?
The letters of Nasr, beginning with Nun, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Nasr? →
Is Nasr mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Nasr included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Nasr mean in Urdu?
Urdu poets and scholars kept the letter qualities readable; that lineage flows under Nasr. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Nasr a good Islamic name?
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Is Nasr a boy or girl name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Nasr in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. In the Ilm ul Huroof tradition each letter in Nasr, starting from Nun, is read as a principle of the name; this is interpretation offered for reflection. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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