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Nager is a surname of multiple possible origins. It may be German term Näger for tailor or embroiderer. It may be a nickname from the Swiss German verb "nagen", "to nag", "to gnaw". It may be Yiddish alteration of the Hebrew surname Nagar, "carpenter"

• Edward Nager (1927–2021), American lawyer and politician
• Jesse Nager (born 1981), American actor and singer

See also

• All pages with titles containing Nager
• Nagar (disambiguation)

References

1. https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=nager

v t e Surnames associated with the occupations of tailor/seamster
Germanic	Tayler, Taylor Schneider, Schnieder, Schnieders Anglicized: Snyder, Snyders, Snider Polonized: Sznajder Czech: Šnajdr, Šnejdr Russified: Shneider/Shneyder (Шнейдер), Shnaider/Shnayder (Шнайдер) Sneijder, Snijders, Schnyder, Schnider, Schnieder, Schnaider Yiddish: Znaider (זנאַידער) Schröder Schroeder, Schröter, Schrödter, Schrötter, Schröer, Schrörs, Schreurs, Schrader, Schroder, Schroedter, Schrøder, Schreuder, Schreuders Snyman Kleid (קליידל, Yiddish) Nager, Neher, Stich, Faulstich, Nader, Neder
Romance	Sarti, Sarto, Del Sarto, Sartre, Sartori, Sartoris, Sartorius Sastre Couturier, Couture, Croitoru/Croitor Quemener
Slavic	Kravets, Kravtsov/Krawtzoff, Kravchenko, Kravchuk Krawiec (Yiddish calques: Kravits/Kravitz, Krawetz), Krawczyk, Krawczak, Krawczuk, Krawczyński (Kravchinsky, Kravchynskyi), Krajčí/Krajci, Krajčík, Krajčír/Kraicir, Krejčí, Krejčík, Krejčír Portnoy/Portnoi, Portnoff, Portnov, Portnow, Portnyagin Shvets, Shevtsov
Semitic	Chait/Khait Chayat / Polish calque: Chajat Khayat, Al Khayat/El Khayat, Ibn Khayyat, Bint Khayyat
Other	Darzi, Szabó, Raftis/Ράφτης, Terzioğlu, Terzi

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