Nureyev
Nureyev, Nureev, Nuriyev, or Nuriev (Russian: Нуреев, Tatar: Нуриев, Bashkir: Нуриев) is a Russianized Muslim masculine family name meaning "light". Its feminine counterpart is Nureyeva, Nureeva, Nuriyeva, or Nurieva. It may refer to
- Denis Nureyev (born 1987), Russian football defender
- Elkhan Nuriyev (born 1969), Azerbaijani political scientist
- Ilgiz Nuriyev (1984), Russian ice hockey player
- Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Russian dancer of Tatar and Bashkir origin
- Nureyev (1977–2001), a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire
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