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Anzar

Quick answerThe name 'Anzar' means "rain" or "blessing of rain" in Berber (Amazigh) languages, derived from the Berber root *nzr* referring to precipitation.

Berber/Amazigh · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#10,964
TrendStable
Peak year2017
Syllables2
OriginBerber/Amazigh
LanguageBerber
CultureBerber/Amazigh
Religionnull
Letters5
Numerology6 Chaldean 7
Global rank#3,594

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Anzar

The name 'Anzar' means "rain" or "blessing of rain" in Berber (Amazigh) languages, derived from the Berber root *nzr* referring to precipitation.

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Etymology

The name 'Anzar' means "rain" or "blessing of rain" in Berber (Amazigh) languages, derived from the Berber root *nzr* referring to precipitation. It is primarily used in North African Berber/Amazigh cultures, notably among the Tuareg and other groups, where Anzar is also the name of a pre-Islamic rain deity in Berber mythology.

Anzar currently ranks #10,964 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2017.

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