Nasrallah Explained

Nasrallah
Language:Arabic: نصرالله
Gender:masculine
Alternative Spelling:Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah
Related Names:Nasser, Naser, Nassar, Nasir, Naseer, Nacer, Nasr, Nasri
Meaning:'Victory of God'

Nasrullah (Arabic: نصرالله |lit=victory of God) is a masculine given name, commonly found in the Arabic language and is used by Muslims, Christians, and other Arabs. 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.

Notable people

Notable people with the name Nasrallah and its variants include:

United States

Egypt

Honduras

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.

Iran

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.

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.

Mexico

Pakistan

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.