Girl · Persian (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Nigar
نگارSay it ni-GAAR
- Meaning today
- Beloved, beauty, sweetheart
- Original meaning
- "a painting, picture or portrait; henna dye; a beloved, beautiful woman" Steingass, p. 1423
- Say it
- ni-GAAR
- Written
- نگار
- Other spellings
- Nigaar, Negar
Nigar
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Nigar meaning
Nigar (نگار) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (Urdu usage).
A painting, picture or portrait; henna dye; a beloved, beautiful woman
Also used to mean: beauty, sweetheart
Nigar (نگار) is the Persian nigār, a word that began with painting. Steingass's dictionary gives it as a painting, picture or portrait, then as henna dye, and finally as a beloved or beautiful woman and beauty itself. Persian and Urdu poets often address the beloved as nigār, the way English poets might say "my fair one". Name lists give Nigar as "beloved" or "beauty", the later senses of the word. The actress Nigar Sultana, who played Bahar in Mughal-e-Azam (1960), is a well-known bearer.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 1423 · entry nigār (نگار) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, nigār, p. 1423 · Wikipedia, Nigar Sultana (actress)
Famous namesakes
- Nigar Sultana (1932–2000), actress who played Bahar in Mughal-e-Azam
Spellings
Nigar · Nigaar · Negar