Entry № 7037 · Arabic origin

Munira Munira — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ moo-NEE-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Illuminated, radiant"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "illuminated, radiant".

Munira (منيرة) is the Arabic word for "illuminated" or "radiant" — from the same root as Nur (light). The masculine form Munir is also used.

Munira is widely used across the Arab world.

Radiant. The Arabic illumination.

The name in its native script.

منيرة
Transliteration
Munīrah
Pronunciation
/ mʊˈniː.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Munira stands.

Munira does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Muniras before her.

Real people

In fiction
Munira
Common in Arabic fiction.

Names connected to Munira.

The number behind Munira.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Munira reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.