Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Nasrin Name Meaning in Islam
Wild rose.
- Meaning
- Wild rose. Iranian/Swahili girls name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- نسرین
- Meaning in Urdu
- جنگلی
- Pronunciation
- NAS-rin
- Lucky number
- 1
Is Nasrin an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Nasrin is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Wild rose. Iranian/Swahili girls name. It was carried by Nasrin Sotoudeh. 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
Persian origin, nasrīn, wild rose, eglantine. Persian poetic emblem of soft white fragrance.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Nun depth, Sin secret, Ra mercy, Ya reaching, Nun depth.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Nasrin 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 Nasrin is the household others rest against without noticing they are resting.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The wild rose or jonquil, through Persian nasrin from older Persian nasrīn (the wild white rose). Classical Persian poetry uses nasrin as one of the standard images for delicate beauty, often paired with nargis (narcissus): the two flowers that bloom briefly in the mountain meadows of Iran in spring and that the poets used as metaphors for the beloved's freshness.
The name does not appear in the Quran, it is a Persian rather than Arabic name, but it carries Islamic resonance through the Persian-Islamic literary tradition. The Sufi poets of Khorasan and Shiraz used nasrin as a symbol of the soul's brief appearance in the world: bloom, fragrance, and then return to its source. The poet Hafez wrote of the nasrin and the nightingale as figures for the beloved and the lover whose calling never ends.
The name became standard across Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan, and the Central Asian Muslim world. Top Persian, Turkish, Pakistani, and Afghan girls name. Variants: Nasrin, Nasreen, Nasren, Nesrin (Turkish), Nesrin. The Persian/Urdu rendering is نسرین.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Nasrin Sotoudeh . Iranian human rights lawyer, recipient of the Sakharov Prize 2012
How to Pronounce Nasrin
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Variants of this name
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Names sharing the ن Nun influence
Like Nasrin, these names carry Nun (ن) as the dominant letter of their Arabic spelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Nasrin
What does the name Nasrin mean?
Each letter under this meaning has its own quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Nasrin? →
Is Nasrin mentioned in the Quran?
For Nasrin and many others, the Quran is the deepest source of the letters and the meaning. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Nasrin mean in Urdu?
Urdu kept the Arabic letter meanings alive through poetry and scholarship, they still sit under Nasrin. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Nasrin a good Islamic name?
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Is Nasrin a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Nasrin in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. In the Ilm ul Huroof tradition each letter in Nasrin, 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 →
What names go perfectly with Nasrin as a sibling name?
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