Nader is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin ( Nādir, meaning "rare", "unique"). The name Nadir is a variant. Nader or Näder is also a German surname, meaning embroiderer or tailor.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

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  • Nader Shah (1698–1747), former Shah of Iran (Persia)
  • Nader Ahmadi (born 1986), Iranian football player
  • Nader Bagherzadeh (born 1955), American professor of computer engineering
  • Nader Batmanghelidj (1904–1998), Iranian army general
  • Nader al-Dahabi (born 1946), Jordanian politician
  • Nader Darehshori (born 1936), businessman in the United States
  • Nader Engheta (born 1955), Iranian scientist and engineer
  • Nader Fergany (1944–2024), Egyptian sociologist and economist
  • Wael Nader al-Halqi (born 1964), Syrian politician
  • Nader Jahanbani (1928–1979), Iranian army officer
  • Nader Matar (born 1992), Lebanese footballer
  • Nader El-Sayed (born 1972), Egyptian footballer

Surname

  • Abdel Nader (born 1993), Egyptian-American basketball player
  • Alireza Nader, American academic
  • Brooks Nader (born 1996), American model
  • Claire Nader (born 1928), American social scientist
  • George Nader (1921–2002), Arab-American actor and uncle of Michael Nader
  • George Nader (businessman) (born 1959), Lebanese-American businessman, lobbyist, and convicted sex offender
  • Habib Nasib Nader (born 1979), British actor
  • Hassan Nader (born 1965), Moroccan football player
  • Laura Nader (born 1930), American professor of anthropology
  • Michael Nader (1945-2021), American actor
  • Ralph Nader (born 1934), American attorney, citizen activist and four time third-party presidential candidate
  • Rose Nader (1906-2006), American social activist and mother of Ralph Nader
  • Shafeek Nader (1926-1986), community advocate and brother of Ralph Nader
  • Miguel Nader (born 1981)

See also

  • Nadir (disambiguation)
  • Nater (disambiguation), includes a list of people with surname Nater
  • Tornado, slang term

References