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♂ Anwar (boy)
What does Anwar mean?
Anwar 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Anwar) is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Anwar is "light". Made famous by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Arwar, ..
(female) Anca, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Anwar Ivan (A.I.), ..
How popular is Anwar?
Anwar is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#14745 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Anwar was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its highest rank of #1097 in the U.S. in the 1980s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Anwar is alike in pronunciation to Einar, Inar and Ynyr. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abnar, Adar, Adlar, Akbar, Algar, Alvar, Ammar, Ander, Andor, Anker, Ankur, Annan, Anrai, Antal, Antwan▼, Anwel, Anwil and Anwyl. These names tend to be more commonly used than Anwar.
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