Anwar, name meaning in Islam
Anwar means brighter, more radiant. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic
أَنْوَر
Anwar
Brighter, more radiant
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- أَنْوَر
- Say it
- AN-war
- Root
- ن و ر
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Anwar, explained
Anwar (أَنْوَر) is an Arabic name for boys. It means brighter, more radiant. It is the comparative of nur, light: very bright.
Meaning and root
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Anwar comes from the root ن و ر, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Is Anwar in the Quran?
No. Anwar is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Anwar
Say it AN-war. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Anwer. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: أ alif with hamza + ن nun + و waw + ر ra.
Choosing Anwar
Anwar is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Anwar bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Anwar
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
- Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Anwar mean in Islam?
Anwar (أَنْوَر) means brighter, more radiant. It is an Arabic name for boys.
Is Anwar in the Quran?
No, the name Anwar is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Anwar a boy or girl name?
Anwar is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Anwar in Arabic?
Anwar is written أَنْوَر in Arabic, said AN-war.
Is it Anwar or Anwer?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, أَنْوَر. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.