Anvar: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Anvar – Meaning: brighter or more radiant – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ahn-VAHR


Anvar is an Arabic boy's name meaning “brighter or more radiant”. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Boy Names With Royal and Poetic Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Anvar

Meaning: Brighter or more radiant.

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Anvar

Phonetic: ahn-VAHR   IPA: /ˈænvɑːr/

Popularity of Anvar

Anvar doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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