Nayyir: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nayyir – Meaning: luminous, radiant – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: nah-YEER


Nayyir is an Arabic boy's name meaning “luminous, radiant”. It appears in our list of 200+ Baby Names That Mean Star — Celestial Picks for the Next Generation.

Meaning & Origin of Nayyir

Meaning: Luminous, radiant.

Origin: Arabic.

How to Pronounce Nayyir

Phonetic: nah-YEER   IPA: /nɑːˈjiːr/

Popularity of Nayyir

Nayyir doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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