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Nordin is a common Swedish surname, carried by 10,805 people in Sweden.[1] North American immigrants sometimes spelled it Nordeen, to emulate the Swedish emphasis on the second syllable. Similar Swedish surnames are Nordén (carried by 1,788), Nordling (1,166),Norén (6,033), Norin (1,834), and Norlin (2,167). Nordin can also be one of the spellings of the Muslim name Nur al-Din. "Nor" or "Nur" is an arabic word, which means light and "Al-Din" or "Din" means religion. It may refer to:
People
- Anders Nordin, Brazilian drummer (adopted by Swedish parents)
- Carl Gustaf Nordin (1749–1812), Swedish statesman, historian and ecclesiastic
- Hans Nordin, Swedish ski jumper
- Jake Nordin, American football tight end
- Krister Nordin, Swedish former professional football (soccer) player
- Michelle Nordin, Brazilian and American actress.
- Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Malaysian politician
- Olle Nordin, Swedish football coach
- Patrik Nordin, Swedish ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
- Peter Nordin, Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author
- Rodrigue Nordin, French sprinter
- Siiri Nordin, Finnish singer
- Sten Nordin, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
- Sven Nordin, Norwegian actor
Other
- Nordin - name of a small community in New Brunswick, Canada. It is now a part of Miramichi, New Brunswick.
- ^ As of December 31, 2008, according to Namesearch. How many are named...?, Statistics Sweden
This page or section lists people with the surname Nordin. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories:- Surnames
- Swedish-language surnames
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