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Anwar

/AN-war/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

More radiant; brighter; luminous.

In Fulani

How to say it
AN-war
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AnwarAnouar

In Hausa

How to say it
AN-wahr
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
AN-war
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

In Swahili

How to say it
AN-war
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AnwarAnwaar

In Wolof

How to say it
an-WAR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon