- Origin: Arabic نُوَيْر نُوَيْرة
- Meaning: various
- (NWAY-er; NWAY-rah)
Nuwair is an Arabic unisex name which is most likely a diminutive form of the Arabic name Naar, hence “little fire.” It was mainly a male name in Medieval times but is now almost exclusively feminine. Nuwairah is sometimes used as an elaborate form but may possibly also have a different etymology altogether, being a diminutive form of the Arabic Nour (light) or a diminutive form of Nawrah (flower).
Other transliterations include: Nowaira, Nowair, Nowayr, Nuwaira, Nuwayra, Nuwayr & Nwaira.
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