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Nasrin (translit. ''"nisriyn/ nisrīn";'' Nesrin, Nesrine, Nazreen, or Nasreen; ) is a feminine
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
in
Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
, meaning " wild rose". It is among the most popular names given to girls born in Iran.Economics.apa.az
The name is also popular in
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, especially in
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
and
Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
, as well as being a commonly used Turkish and Kurdish and North-African (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) given name.


People

* Nesrin Hanım (1826-1853), Imperial consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmejid I * Nesrin Neşerek Kadın (1848-1876), Imperial consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz * Nasreen Mohamedi (1937–1990), Indian artist * Nasreen Jalil (born 1947), Pakistani politician * Nasreen Pervin Huq (1958–2006), Bangladeshi women's rights activist *
Nasrin Rahimieh Nasrin Rahimieh (born 1958) is an Iranian-born American literary critic, editor, and educator. Rahimieh is the Howard Baskerville Professor of Humanities in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Director of the Humanities Core program a ...
(born 1958), Iranian-American literary critic, editor, and educator *
Nesrin Nas Nesrin Nas (born 1958) is a Turkish female academic in economics, politician and the former leader of the Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi, ANAP). She was born in the Central Anatolian town of Bünyan in Kayseri Province. Her father's name ...
(born 1958), Turkish politician of the Motherland Party *
Taslima Nasrin Taslima Nasrin (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi- Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writings on the oppression of women and criticism of Islam; some of her books are banned in Bangl ...
(born 1962), Bangladeshi feminist and former physician * Nasrin Soltankhah (born 1963), Iranian politician *
Nasrin Sotoudeh Nasrin Sotoudeh (Persian: نسرین ستوده) is an Iranian human rights lawyer known for her defense of activists, opposition politicians, and individuals facing human rights violations. She has represented Iranian opposition activists and ...
(born 1963), Iranian human rights lawyer * Nasreen Jahan (born 1966), Bangladeshi novelist * Nasreen (born 1978), Bangladeshi film actress *
Nesrin Şamdereli Nesrin Şamdereli (born 1979) is a Turkish-German screenwriter and film director of Zaza origin. She was born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She studied at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. She participated as sc ...
(born 1979), Turkish-German screenwriter and film director * Nesrin Cavadzade (born 1982), Turkish actress *
Nesreen Tafesh Nesreen Tafesh (; born February 15, 1982) is an Algerian-Palestinians, Palestinian actress and singer born in Syria. Early life Nesreen was born in Aleppo, Syria to the Palestinian poet and author Yousef Tafesh from Safed and an Algerian mother. ...
(born 1982), Syrian actress of Palestinian and Algerian descent * Nasreen Qadri (born 1986), Israeli singer * Naisrín Elsafty (born 1989), Irish-Egyptian singer * Nesrine Merouane (born 1995), Algerian volleyball player * Nasrin Husseini, Afghani
refugee A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...
advocate, veterinary
research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
er, and food activist *
Nesrine Malik Nesrine Malik is a Sudanese-born journalist and author of ''We Need New Stories, We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent'' (W&N, 2019). Based in London, Malik is a columnist for ''The Guardian'' and served as ...
, Sudanese-born London-based columnist and author * Nesreen Ghaddar, Lebanese mechanical engineer


See also

*'' Nasrin,'' a 2020 documentary about Nasrin Sotoudeh (above) * Nisreen Elsaim, Sudanese climate activist


Notes

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