Anwar - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Anwar \a-nwar, an-war\ is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "light". Made famous by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

Baby names that sound like Anwar are Inar, Einar, Ejnar and Ynyr. Other similar baby names are Anker, Ander, Andor, Ankur, Anwil and Anwel.

Anwar is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Anwar. Click here to compare Anwar with related baby names.