Nejat (and its variants Necat, Nexhat and Nedžad) is a Turkish male name of Persian origin. The name is found in the Turkish, Albanian and Bosnian languages. The name derived from the Persian word "Nezhad or Nijâd " meaning "race and nobility" but can also mean "salvation or rescue."
People Given name Necat Aygün (born 1980), German footballer Necat Ekinci (born 1999), Turkish boxer Nedžad Bajrović (born 1970), Bosnian footballer Nedžad Botonjič (1977–2005), Slovenian footballer Nedžad Branković (born 1962), Bosnian politician Nedžad Fazlagić (born 1974), Bosnian footballer Nedžad Fazlija (born 1968), Bosnian Olympic sports shooter Nedžad Husić (born 2001), Bosnian taekwondo athlete Nedžad Ibrišimović (1940–2011), Bosnian writer and sculptor Nedžad Lomigora (born 1971), Bosnian luger Nedžad Mulabegović (born 1981), Croatian shot putter Nedžad Sinanović (born 1983), Bosnian professional basketball player Nedžad Verlašević (1955–2001), Yugoslav former football player Nedžad Žerić (born 1972), Bosnian football manager Nejat Alp (born 1952), Turkish musician Nejat Diyarbakırlı (1928–2017), Turkish basketball player Nejat Eczacıbaşı (1913–1993), Turkish chemist, industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Nejat İşler (born 1972), Turkish actor Nejat Konuk (1928–2014), former prime minister of Northern Cyprus Nejat Saydam (1929–2000), Turkish film director, screenwriter and actor Nejat Tulgar, (1920–1984), Turkish Olympic fencer Nejat Tümer (1924–2011), Turkish admiral Nejat Uygur (1927–2013), Turkish actor and comedian Nenad Bijedić (1959–2011), Bosnian-Turkish football player, also known as Nejat Biyediç or Vardar Nexhat Agolli (1914–1949), Yugoslav Albanian politician Nexhat Daci (1944–2026), Kosovan politician Nexhat Ibrahimi (born 1959), Albanian Islamic teacher
Surname Ethem Nejat (1883–1921), Turkish revolutionary communist Hossein Nejat, Iranian military personnel
Places Boneh-ye Nejat, a village in Shoaybiyeh-ye Gharbi Rural District, Shadravan District, Shushtar County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
See also Necati Sadat-e Nejat (disambiguation)