| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'defender of the faith' |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Nasir al-Din, Naseeruddin, Nasiruddin, Nasir ad-Din, Nasir ud-Din, Naser el-Din |
| Related names | Nasr, Nasir, Nasrallah |
Nasruddin (Arabic: نصرالدین, lit. 'defender of the faith') was originally a honorific title and is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. There are many variant spellings in English due to transliteration including Nasir al-Din, and Nasiruddin.
The most notable person with this name is the 13th-century philosopher, Sufi and wise man from Turkey, Nasreddin Hodja. Other people with the title or name include:
People with the given name Nasruddin
- Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja, 13th century Seljuq satirist, populist philosopher, Sufi and wise man
- Nasruddin (reigned 1690–1710), 15th Sultan of Brunei
- Nasruddin Khan, emir of Kokand 1875–1876
- Nasruddin Mohseni (fl. from 2002), Afghan politician
People with the surname Nasruddin
- Azman Nasruddin (born 1972), Malaysian politician
- Nadhirah Nasruddin (born 1994), Malaysian cricketer
See also
- ad-Din, Arabic name suffix
- Nasir al-Din (disambiguation)
- Nasreddin (crater)
- Molla Nasraddin (magazine)
- Nimatnama-i-Nasiruddin-Shahi, 16th-century medieval Indian cookbook, written in Persian language
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