MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nazir mean?
Arabic nadhir, written نذير, denotes a warner, while nazir, ناظر, denotes an observer or overseer. Both entered Urdu personal naming, and the latter also became an administrative title.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नज़ीर
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नजीर
25,107 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
नाजिर
7,737 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
नाजीर
5,222 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nazir in Indian usage
11,071 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 210 records (1.9%).
- Recorded as male: 10,861 records (98.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 302 |
| 1950s | 679 |
| 1960s | 1,317 |
| 1970s | 2,211 |
| 1980s | 3,494 |
| 1990s | 2,946 |
| Other decades | 122 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,069 |
| Bihar | 1,391 |
| Jharkhand | 700 |
| Assam | 675 |
| Uttarakhand | 333 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 272 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 242 |
| Kerala | 239 |
| Goa | 213 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 197 |
| Delhi | 145 |
| Rajasthan | 119 |
| Manipur | 110 |
| Tripura | 108 |
| Other states | 258 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Nazir ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Wiktionary: نذير ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: ناظر ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.