Nair

English

Alternative forms

Naire, Nayar, Nayyar

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ).

Noun

Nair (plural Nairs or Nair)

A member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala.

Proper noun

Nair (plural Nairs)

A surname from Malayalam.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Nair is the 4719^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7513 individuals. Nair is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.17%) and White (10.29%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nair”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 646.

Anagrams

Rina, rani, Irân, rain, ARNI, Îrân, Rain, arni, NIRA, Iran, Īrān, Rian, ARIN, airn, RNAi, Rani, Irān, Arin

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