Boys' names
Munir
Radiant, illuminating
مُنِير
Munir
Radiant, illuminating
Quranic rootboyarabic
Pronunciation
Munir
Arabic
مُنِير
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
n-w-r
Quranic status
Quranic root
Reference
Surah al-Ahzab 33:46
Alternate spellings
Muneer
Origin & meaning
Used in the Quran for the moon and for the Prophet ﷺ who is described as siraj munir (a radiant lamp).
Quranic source
Surah al-Ahzab 33:46
Themes
Same root · n-w-r
Names sharing this root.
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).