Anwar (name)

Anwar (or Anwer, Anwaar, Anvar) is the English transliteration of two Arabic names commonly used in the Arab world: the male given name ʼAnwar (أنور), meaning "luminous" or the female given name ʼAnwār (أنوار), meaning "a collection of lights". Both names may also be encountered as surnames, sometimes also with the accompanying "al" (the definite article "the") as in Al Anwar.

In Francophone countries, both names are usually transliterated as Anouar and Al Anouar with the definite article "al". The name is transliterated in Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Turkey as Enver.

Notable people with the name Anwar and variants include:

People with the given name

Anouar

People with the surname

Fictional characters with the given name

  • Anwar Kharral, character in the British drama series Skins
  • Anwar Ibrahim, character in the science-fiction novel series The Familiar by Mark Z. Danielewski

See also

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