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This is an official answer by QuranicNames.com Staff
Naira is an Islamic name for girls that comes from God's name of Noor, which means light. Naira means "source of light", something bright and radiant that lights up the area surrounding it.
It is not directly mentioned in the Quran, but it derives from a Quranic root (N-W-R), for this reason we consider it a Quranic name.
It is spelled as نائرة in Arabic and pronounced as (N)ame + A(rdent) + I(slam) + RU(n).
Some other possible ways to spell this name are Na'irah, Nairah, Naera, Nayra, Na'era, Naayra.
Anonymous
Naira has nothing to do with Islam, its derrived from the word noor which simply means light. It is an Arabic and mostly Egyptian name and not to be confused with Islam as it is widely used by Christians and other religions.
Ikram Hawramani (QuranicNames.com Staff) Article Author
@1: There is no official definition for an “Islamic” name, usually it is considered any name that is derived from the Quran and has a meaning related to Islam’s teachings, or any name used by early Muslims. Islamic and Christian names do not have to be mutually exclusive, for example Maryam is both an Islamic and a Christian name.
Anonymous
Naira is a popular Armenian name and a variant of Nairi which was the Assyrian name for a Proto-Armenian tribe in the Armenian Highlands and later used used as a synonym for Armenia among Armenians.
Anonymous
That is true. Naira is a variant of Nairy which is a christian Armenian name related to the old name of Armenia.
Anonymous
Naira, Narine, Nar are Armenian prechristian names, the names have nothing in common with Islam… It comes from the word Nairi (another name for Harmania, Armenia)… It comes from mother goddess NAR meaning the one who gives the birth, the source, the bright origin
Anonymous
Does naira having origin of INDIA also ? Please explain. I am from gujarat,INDIA And want to fix my Baby ‘s name Naira…does naira have any link with Ved or sanskrit ?
Anonymous
In Sanskrit it means beauty of goddess sarawati… so it does have Indian roots.
Anonymous
Am a Muslim woman I put this name to my princess, is it Muslim name? Shall I call to my princess on this name… Please let me know.
Anonymous
Naira is a pre-Islamic / pre-Christian popular Armenian name derives from Nairi which means Armenia itself.
Anonymous
Am so confused with the comment am seeing here in the senses that am calling my daughter naira due to the meaning I saw.