Gender Masculine
Scripts أنور(Arabic) انور(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈʔan.war/(Arabic) /ˈan.war/(Indonesian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "brighter, more luminous" in Arabic, related to نور (nūr) meaning "light". This name was borne by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat (1918-1981), who was assassinated three years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Related Names

VariantAnwer(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesEnver(Albanian) Ənvər(Azerbaijani) Enver(Bosnian) Anvar(Kyrgyz) Anvar(Tajik) Anvar(Tatar) Enver(Turkish) Anvar(Uzbek)
User SubmissionsÄnwär, Anwar

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Entry updated October 6, 2024