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Nasrallah (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.

Nasrallah
Gendermasculine
Language(s)Arabic: نصرالله
Origin
Meaning'Victory of God'
Other names
Alternative spellingNasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah
Related namesNasser, Naser, Nassar, Nasir, Naseer, Nacer, Nasr, Nasri

Notable people

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Notable people with the name Nasrallah and its variants include:

United States

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Egypt

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Honduras

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  • Salvador Nasralla (born 1953), Honduran media personality, TV presenter, politician, founder of Honduran Anti-Corruption Party

Iraq

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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

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Kazakhstan

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Kuwait

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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

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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

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Pakistan

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Palestine

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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.

  • Adel Gharib Nasrallah, birth name of Eddie Nash (1929–2014), Palestinian-American convicted gangster and drug dealer
  • Ibrahim Nasrallah (born 1954), Jordanian-Palestinian poet