Mowneir

A Quranic Name for Boys

Meaning: Light and Radiance

Mowneir is variant of Munir and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Mowneir or Munir, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Munir.

Full Meaning of Mowneir

Mowneir is a direct Quranic name for boys that means “illuminating”, “illulminated”, “enlightening”, “brilliant”. Verse 3:184 is the first of six Quranic mentions:

Then if they deny you, [O Muhammad] – so were messengers denied before you, who brought clear proofs and written ordinances and the enlightening Scripture. {3:184}

Exalted is He who put constellations in the heavens, a radiant light, and an illuminating moon. {25:61}