Naira

Naira meaning

Naira (नायरा) is a Hindu and Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (uncertain). By its first sound, ना, it is a Vrishchik rashi name (Anuradha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

From nayyir: giving light, shining; beautiful and bright

Also used to mean: radiant, full of light

Naira is usually traced to Arabic nayyir, from the same root as nūr, 'light'. Lane's lexicon defines nayyir as giving light, shining or bright, and also as beautiful and bright in colour; its feminine form is nayyira. Baby-name lists give Naira as 'radiant', 'shining' or 'full of light', which fits that sense, although no dictionary records the exact form Naira, so the link is a likely explanation rather than a documented one. Lane also lists a similar-looking word, nāʼira (نائرة), with an unrelated meaning, discord or enmity; it is worth knowing because some name sites give that spelling. In India Naira is now chosen by Hindu and Muslim families alike.

Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon, Book I, Part 8 (1893), p. 2866 · entry نَيِّر (root نور) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Lane, nayyir and nāʼira, p. 2866 (scan) · Lane, nūr, p. 2865 (scan)

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First sound ना

Anuradha nakshatra, pada 1 · Vrishchik rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Naira · Nayra

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