Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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From Persian نگار (negâr, "sweetheart; painting").

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Examples

  • Now her father has agreed to permit the union on condition that the male partner, Ardashir, who was previously a woman called Negar, undergoes a medical examination intended to prove it would be a proper male-female relationship.

    Progress for Transgender People in Iran « Gender Across Borders 2009

  • I have to comment about "Negar" as I have a colleague with that name.

    The Cat's Meow 2010

  • Elliott Squire and Negar Amiri both students at Sutherland secondary school in North Vancouver, suggest that boys fall behind girls in school because of a lack of drive that leads them to neglect their homework.

    Are girls smarter than boys? 2009

  • Elliott Squire and Negar Amiri both students at Sutherland secondary school in North Vancouver, suggest that boys fall behind girls in school because of a lack of drive that leads them to neglect their homework.

    September 2009 2009

  • Elliott Squire and Negar Amiri both students at Sutherland secondary school in North Vancouver, suggest that boys fall behind girls in school because of a lack of drive that leads them to neglect their homework.

    Blogs 2010

  • Mr. Ghobadi shoots in a sprinting documentary style, scurrying from band to band, from alt-rock to heavy metal to Islamo-rap, but there's a story here, too: Boyfriend/girlfriend Ashkan (Ashkan Koshanejad) and Negar (Negar Shaghaghi) are trying to get a band together to play a show in London, and also need the phony documents to get them there.

    Only Action Clich 2010

  • In that Tokyo Breakfast video on YouTube, they were just all named Negar!

    The Cat's Meow 2010

  • And I'd have to hear Negar pronounced to determine whether it is pretty or not.

    The Cat's Meow 2010

  • The movie centers on two mild-tempered musicians: the bearded Ashkan and the scarfed Negar, who've just gotten out of prison for their musical crimes.

    'Persian Cats' Just Want To Rock 'N' Roll ... In Iran 2010

  • The music is wonderful, the street shooting gives a sense of the real, nonmullah Iran and it's very funny: When Ashkan and Negar travel to a farm where a heavy-metal band has taken refuge, they're told the cows have stopped eating and giving milk.

    Only Action Clich 2010

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