Boy · Arabic · Muslim
Munawar
منورSay it mu-NUV-var
- Meaning today
- Illuminated, radiant
- Original meaning
- "lit up, enlightened; clear, bright, brilliant, splendid" Platts, p. 1081
- Say it
- mu-NUV-var
- Written
- منور
- Other spellings
- Munawwar, Munavvar, Monowar
Munawar
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Munawar meaning
Munawar (منور) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
Lit up, enlightened; clear, bright, brilliant, splendid
Also used to mean: illuminated, radiant
Munawar (منور) is the Arabic munawwar, the passive participle of nawwara, "to light up", from nūr, "light". Platts's Urdu dictionary defines munawwar as lit up or enlightened, explained or illustrated, and clear, bright, brilliant or splendid. Lane's lexicon gives nawwara as giving light and also as a tree coming into blossom. Name lists give the meaning as "illuminated" or "radiant", matching the dictionary. The Urdu poet Munawwar Rana (1952–2024) is a well-known bearer; Munawwar is the fuller spelling.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 1081 · entry munawwar (منور) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, Urdu dictionary, munawwar, p. 1081 · Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, nawwara, p. 2864 · Wikipedia, Munawwar Rana
Famous namesakes
- Munawwar Rana (1952–2024), Urdu poet
Spellings
Munawar · Munawwar · Munavvar · Monowar