Antar (Name)

Antar (transliteration: ʿAntar, Arabic: عنتر) is an Arabic name for boys that means “brave”¹, “bold”², strong³. Antar also means “house fly”.⁴

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad named Antar:

• Antar al-Adhri (al-Udhari?) عنتر العذري

Below is the name Antar written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Antar written in Arabic kufi script:

1. Kitaab al-Ain by al-Khaleel bin Ahmad al-Faraahidi (d. 786 CE), entry for عنتر.
2. Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes by Reinhart Dozy (d. 1883 CE), entry for عنتر.
3. Ibid.
4. Majma` Bihaar al-Anwaar by al-Fattini (d. 1578 CE), entry for عنتر.