Nasrallah
Nasrullah (Arabic: نصرالله, lit. 'victory of God') is a masculine given name, commonly found in the Arabic language and is used by Muslims and Christians alike. It may also be transliterated as Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, and Al-Nasrallah. Bearing the surname often indicates that the family adopted the name Nasrallah from one of its patrilineal ancestors.
| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Arabic: نصرالله |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'Victory of God' |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah |
| Related names | Nasser, Naser, Nassar, Nasir, Naseer, Nacer, Nasr, Nasri |
Notable persons
Notable persons with the name Nasrallah and its variants include:
United States
- Nasrallah Onea "Naz" Worthen (born 1966), American football wide receiver
Egypt
- Yousry Nasrallah (born 1952), Egyptian film director
Honduras
- Salvador Nasralla (born 1953), Honduran media personality, TV presenter, politician, founder of Honduran Anti-Corruption Party
Iraq
In Iraq, the most notable family to carry the name is the Alid Faizid family of Nasrallah from Karbala. However, there are other Alid and non-Alid families that carry the name, that come from Hindiyah, Hillah, and Nasiriyah.
- Nasrallah al-Haeri (1696–1746), Iraqi scholar and poet
- Jawad Nasrallah (d. 1808), Iraqi nobleman and custodian of Imam Husayn Shrine
- Hassan Nasrallah (1881–1959), Iraqi nobleman, activist, and businessman
- Murtadha Nasrallah (1922–2005), Iraqi law professor
- Hashem Nasrallah (1923–1997), Iraqi businessman and chairman of Karbala's chamber of commerce
- Mohammed Hussain Nasrallah (born 1951), Iraqi judge and prosecutor
- Abdul Sahib Nasrallah (born 1951), Iraqi author and custodian of Imam Husayn Shrine
- Aref Nasrallah (born 1958), Iraqi social activist and philanthropist
Iran
- Abu'l-Ma'ali Nasrallah, Persian poet, statesman and vizier
- Moein (singer), Iranian Singer
- Nasrallah Shah-Abadi, Iranian Shia Cleric, Politician
- Nasrollah Jahangard, Iranian Politician
- Nasrollah Sajjadi, Iranian Politician & Sports Administrator
- Nasrollah Pejmanfar, Iranian Shia Cleric, Politician
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
In Kuwait, the most notable family to carry the name is known as the family of Al-Nasrallah. They trace back to the Anazzah tribe, and migrated from Sudair. They reside mainly in Jiblah and Jahrah.
- Danah Al-Nasrallah (born 1988), Kuwaiti female track and field athlete
Lebanon
In Lebanon, the name can be found in Shia, Sunni, Druze, and Christian families all across Lebanon, and they trace back to Sednayah, Hauran and Babylon.
- Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1923–1997), Lebanese patriarch of Lebanon's largest Christian body
- Emily Nasrallah (1931–2018), Lebanese writer and women's rights activist
- Hassan Nasrallah (born 1960), Secretary General of the Lebanese political party Hezbollah
- Hassan Nasrallah (born 1982), Lebanese footballer
Mexico
- Jesús Nader Nasrallah (born 1959), Mexican politician
Pakistan
- Nasrullah Khan (footballer) (born 1985), Pakistani football midfielder
- Mir Ahmed Nasrallah Thattvi, 16th-century Muslim geographer and historian
Palestine
In Palestine, it is believed that the Nasrallah family traces back to either the one that originated in the Levant (North Syria and Rif-Dimashq), or in the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Yemen). They reside mainly in Qaqun.
- Adel Gharib Nasrallah, birth name of Eddie Nash (1929–2014), Palestinian-American convicted gangster and drug dealer
- Ibrahim Nasrallah (born 1954), Jordanian-Palestinian poet