A Name Story by Houdhoud
أَنَس
Anas
A-nas
“Friendliness, sociability.”
About Anas
Anas is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "friendliness, sociability" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root أ-ن-س meaning 'to be sociable'. Borne by Anas ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet ﷺ.
Common across Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Anas is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Anas before.
- Anas ibn Malik (c. 612–712 CE), companion of the Prophet ﷺ and prolific narrator
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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