Nuruddin: meaning and origin

نور الدين

Meaning
Light of the faith
Arabic
نور الدين
Say it
noo-rud-DEEN
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

Famous people with this name

  • Nur al-Din Zangi, ruler of Syria in the 12th century

Other spellings

Noureddine, Nureddin, Nooruddin

Names from the same root (ن و ر)

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Questions about Nuruddin

What does Nuruddin mean?

Nuruddin means: Light of the faith.

Is Nuruddin in the Quran?

No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.

Is Nuruddin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Nuruddin is a boy’s name.

How do you write Nuruddin in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Nuruddin is written نور الدين.

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