The baby name Naseruddin is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced NAH-seer-ud-DEEN (Arabic IPA: /naːsir adˈdiːn/).
Naseruddin is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Naseruddin is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced NAH-seer-ud-DEEN (Arabic IPA: /naːsir adˈdiːn/).
Naseruddin is Arabic in Origin.
From Arabic Nāṣir ad-Dīn (ناصر الدين), Naseruddin combines nāṣir, “helper/defender,” with ad-dīn, “the faith/religion,” yielding the honorific sense “defender of the faith.” The medial -ud-/al- reflects the Arabic genitival construction; modern spellings vary with regional scripts and colonial orthographies. Common variants include Nasiruddin, Nasir-ud-Din, Nasir al-Din, Naser al-Din, Nasser Eddine/Nacereddine (Maghrebi/French), and Azerbaijani Nəsirəddin. Related but distinct is Nasruddin/Nasreddin (from naṣr, “victory”).
Used across the medieval Islamic world as a laqab (epithet) for rulers, scholars, and saints, the name appears in figures such as the Persian polymath Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (13th c.) and Iran’s Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (19th c.); several Delhi and Bengal sultans bore Nasir-ud-Din as a regnal element. Today it remains familiar from North Africa to South Asia and diaspora communities. Short forms include Naser/Nasir or, informally, Nas; the compound can function as a given name or part of a longer name.
Naseruddin is an uncommon pick. Our records hold just 34 recorded uses, spread over 10 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Naseruddin is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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