Question: is anwar an islamic name?
Answer: Anwar (name) Anwar (or Anwer, Anwaar, Anouar, 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".