Nureyev Explained

Nureyev, Nureev, Nuriyev, or Nuriev (ru|Нуреев, tt-Cyrl|Нуриев, ba|Нуриев) is a Russianized Muslim masculine family name meaning "light". Its feminine counterpart is Nureyeva, Nureeva, Nuriyeva, or Nurieva. It may refer to:

• Aydar Nuriev (born 1994), Russian racing driver
• Elkhan Nuriyev (born 1969), Azerbaijani political scientist
• Ilgiz Nuriyev (1984), Russian ice hockey player
• Marat Nuriyev (born 1966), Russian politician
• Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet dancer of Tatar and Bashkir origin
  • Fonteyn & Nureyev on Broadway
• Rustem Nureev (1950–2023), Russian scientist and economist
• Sevda Nuriyeva (born 1987), Azerbaijani footballer
• Nureyev (1977–2001), a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire
• Nureyev (crater), a crater on Mercury