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Anwar أنور m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
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.

Azhar أزهر m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Means "shining, brilliant, bright" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Duha ضحى f & m Arabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.

Munir منير m Arabic, Urdu
Means "bright, shining" in Arabic, related to the root نوّر (nawwara) meaning "to illuminate, to light".

Najm نجم m Arabic
Means "star" in Arabic.

Naseem نسيم m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسيم or Urdu نسیم (see Nasim).

Nassim نسيم m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسيم (see Nasim).

Noor 1 نور f & m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu نور or Bengali নূর (see Nur), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Nour نور f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نور (see Nur).

Noureddine نور الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نور الدين (see Nur ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nur نور f & m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay
Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Nur ad-Din نور الدين m Arabic
Means "light of religion", from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Nuri نوري m Arabic, Turkish
Means "my light" in Arabic.

Nuruddin نور الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نور الدين (see Nur ad-Din).

Nurul نور ال m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with نور ال (Nūr al) meaning "light of the" (such as نور الدين (Nūr al-Dīn) meaning "light of religion").

Nurullah نور الله m Arabic, Turkish
Means "light of Allah", from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with الله (Allah).

Sabah صباح f & m Arabic, Turkish
Means "morning" in Arabic and Turkish.

Sabah ad-Din صباح الدين m Arabic (Rare)
Means "morning of religion", derived from Arabic صباح (ṣabāḥ) meaning "morning" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion".

Sani 1 سنيّ m Arabic
Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic, a derivative of سنا (sanā) meaning "to gleam, to shine".

Zaahir 1 زاهر m Arabic
Means "shining, brilliant, radiant" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Zahi زاهي m Arabic
Means "beautiful, brilliant" in Arabic.

Ziya ضياء m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, light, glow" in Arabic. This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.

Ziya ur-Rahman ضياء الرحمٰن m Arabic
Means "splendour of the merciful" from Arabic ضياء (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with رحْمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful".

Zuhair زهير m Arabic
Means "small flower" in Arabic, from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to blossom".

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