Nasrin is from the Persian nasrīn (نسرین — wild rose, jonquil). A modern American baby name in the broader Persian-heritage aesthetic. Nasrin in Persian tradition — the foundational Persian word for the wild rose/jonquil; central to classical Persian poetry; the iconic Persian nasrin (wild rose) appears throughout the works of foundational Persian poets including Hafez (1325-1390), Saadi (1210-1291), and Rumi (1207-1273) as a foundational symbol of feminine beauty and purity. Nasrin Sotoudeh (born 1963) — iconic Iranian human rights lawyer; widely considered one of the most-celebrated Iranian human rights defenders of the 21st century; Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (2012) — the European Parliament's highest human rights award; PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award (2011); representated multiple iconic Iranian political prisoners including Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi's clients; her foundational defense of women who removed their hijabs in public (the iconic Girls of Revolution Street protests, 2017-2018) was widely covered globally; sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes (2018) — one of the harshest sentences ever given to a human rights lawyer in Iran; subject of the iconic 2020 documentary film Nasrin (Marcia Ross + Jeff Kaufman) featuring narration by Olivia Colman. Nasrin Pourhamrang — Iranian-American academic. Princess Nasrin — modern Persian royal heritage naming.
Featured throughout Persian heritage and global human rights.
Nasrin reduces to one.