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Nureyev
Nureyev
,
Nureev
,
Nuriyev
, or
Nuriev
is a
Russianized
Muslim
masculine
family name
meaning "light". Its feminine
counterpart
is
Nureyeva
,
Nureeva
,
Nuriyeva
, or
Nurieva
. It may
refer to
Aydar Nuriev, Russian
racing driver
Elkhan Nuriyev, Azerbaijani
political scientist
Ilgiz Nuriyev, Russian
ice hockey
player
Rudolf Nureyev
, Russian
dancer
of
Tatar
and Bashkir
origin
*
Fonteyn
& Nureyev on Broadway
Nureyev, a Kentucky-bred
Thoroughbred racehorse
and
champion
sire