Nubar (Eastern Armenian: Նուբար, Western Armenian: Նուպար) is an Armenian masculine given name. It is derived from Persian نوبر (nowbar, “freshly ripened fruit, first fruit”), consisting of نو (now, “new”) and بر (bar, “fruit”). It is attested since the 15th century.[1]
Pronunciation | Armenian: [nuˈbɑɾ] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Armenian |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Persian |
Meaning | new fruit |
Region of origin | Armenia |
Notable people with the name include:
- Nubar Pasha (1825–1899), Egyptian politician and the first Prime Minister of Egypt of Ottoman Armenian descent
- Boghos Nubar Pasha (1851–1930), Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, liberal leader, the founder of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), son of Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha
- Zareh Nubar, son of Boghos Nubar, and grandson of the Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha
- Nubar Alexanian (born 1950), American Armenian documentary photographer
- Nubar Gulbenkian (1896–1972), Armenian business magnate and socialite born in the Ottoman Empire
- Nubar Terziyan (1909–1994), born Nubar Alyanak, Turkish Armenian actor
- ^ Acharian, Hrachia (1948). Հայոց անձնանունների բառարան [Dictionary of Armenian Personal Names] (in Armenian). Vol. 4. Yerevan: Yerevan State University. pp. 88–89.