Gender: Female Meanings: Form of Nadira: Rare (nah-DEER-ah—Arabic, North Africa). Form of Nadra: Unusual; scarce (NAH-dra—Swahili, East Africa). Form of Nadiri: Rare; one of a kind (Hausa, Nigeria). Resource References: What’s In a Name? Unaitwaje? A Swahili Book of NamesAfrican Names