Nasir (Arabic: ناصر Nāṣir) is an Arabic masculine given name which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of consonantal verb root n-ṣ-r). The female form of the name is Nasira (ناصرة Nāṣira).
Naseer is a transcription of Arabic: نصـيـر Naṣīr, a related word of similar meaning also used as a name.