Nazar (given name)

Nazar is a masculine name with multiple origins.

As used by Christians, it means "from Nazareth," the town where Jesus Christ was said to have lived.

Among Muslims it may also be of Persian, Arabic, or Turkic origin, see article "nazar" for etymology.

Nazario is an Italian and Spanish version of the name, Nazaire is a French version and Nazarii is a Ukrainian and Nazaryi Russian form. Other variants in use include Naz, Nasareo, Nasarrio, Nazaret, Nazarie, Nazaro, Nazarene, Nazerine and Nazor.

In 2008, Nazar was the most popular name for boys born in Ukraine.^[1]

• Saint Nazarius (Roman Martyrology) (died 303), saint of the Roman Catholic Church, mentioned in the Martyrology of Bede and earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology
• Saint Nazarius (Abbot), fourteenth abbot of the monastery of Lérins
• Saints Nazarius and Celsus, two martyrs of whom nothing is known except the discovery of their bodies by Saint Ambrose

• Nazar Al Baharna (born 1950), Bahraini academic, entrepreneur and politician
• Nazar Baýramow (born 1982), Turkmenistani footballer
• Nazar Mahmud (born 1988), Israeli-Druze figure skater
• Nazar Mohammad (1921–1996), Pakistani cricketer
• Nazar Mohamed Kassim, Singaporean convicted killer
• Nazario Escoto, acting President of "Democratic" Nicaragua after the death of Francisco Castellón during Granada-León civil war
• Nazario Sauro (1880–1916), Austrian-born Italian irredentist and sailor
• Nazario Toledo (1807-1887), Costa Rican politician
• John Paul Nazarius (1556-1645), Dominican theologian
• Nazariy Yaremchuk (1951–1995), Ukrainian singer
• Ruzi Nazar (1917-2015), CIA agent who was supposed to have Uzbek origin
• Nazar (comedian) (died 1992), Pakistani comedian, film actor
• Nazar (musician) (born 1993), Angolan electronic musician
• Nazar (rapper) (born 1984), Austrian rapper

• Zoya Nazar, fictional character in the Indian YRF Spy Universe, portrayed by Katrina Kaif
• Rehan Nazar Jung, fictional ISI agent and father of Zoya in the YRF Spy Universe

• Nazarov