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Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Nir

NEER · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
plowed field; light
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · nature
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Popularity over time

2011 rank#13756
2011 births5
Peak year1990
First appeared1977
Total US births50
1990 peak19771986199420032011
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ni
Alternate spellings
NyrNir
In other languages
Nir (Hebrew)

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