Amr ( ar, عمرو) is an Arabic male name.

Etymology

It is most commonly written as "Amr", but is also written as "Amro". The word is derived from the tri-literal

Arabic root The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or " radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowel ...

() meaning "to live a long time." When the Arabic letter wāw is added to the end of the Arabic name

Umar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

, the name changes to "Amr". Although very close in writing in Arabic, they are two different names, though sometimes the one is transliterated as the other, so ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs is sometimes transliterated as "Omar ibn al-Aas". In the same way, it is possible to find

Omar ibn al-Khattab ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

transliterated as "Amr ibn al-Khattab". The transcription of "Amr" as "Amro" or "Amru" is another way to differentiate it from the name "Omar" The most prominent person in Islam named ʿAmr was ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs.

People

Amr ibn Abd al-Wud Amr ibn Abd al-Wud () (or Amr bin Abdu Wud or ʻAmr ibn ʻAbdī l-Widd al-ʻAmrī) was a champion of the Quraish tribe, said to have been worth over one thousand soldiers. He is most well known for his role during the Battle of the Trench in which ...

(died 627), champion of Quraish *

Amr ibn al-Layth Amr ibn al-Layth or Amr-i Laith Saffari ( fa, عمرو لیث صفاری) was the second ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran from 879 to 901. He was the son of a whitesmith and the younger brother of the dynasty's founder, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al- ...

(died 902), ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran *

Amr ibn Hisham ʿAmr ibn Hishām al-Makhzūmī ( ar, عمرو بن هشام المخزومي), (570 – 13 March 624), also known as Abu Jahl (lit. 'Father of Ignorance'), was one of the Meccan polytheist pagan leaders from the Quraysh known for his opposition t ...

(died 624), Meccan leader (

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

called him Abu Jahl) * Amr ibn Jarmouz, ( fl. 656), killer of Talha * Amr ibn Khalid (died 680), one of the Companions of Husayn ibn Ali *

Amr ibn Kulthum ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm ibn Mālik ibn ʿAttāb ʾAbū Al-ʾAswad al-Taghlibi ( ar, عمرو بن كلثوم; 526–584) was a poet and chieftain of the Taghlib tribe in pre-Islamic Arabia. One of his poems was included in the ''Mu'allaqat''. He is t ...

(died 584), leader of the Taghlab tribe *

Amr ibn Maymun ʿAmr ibn Maymūn al-ʿAwdī ( ar, عمرو بن ميمون العودي) was one of the AnsarHistory of the Caliphs by Suyuti companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was ...

, one of the Ansar companions of Muhammad * Amr ibn Ubayd (died 761), Mu'tazili leader * Amr Adel (born 1980), Egyptian footballer * Amr Darrag (born 1958), Egyptian engineer and politician *

Amr Diab Amr Diab ( ar, عمرو دياب, link=no, ; born on 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer, composer and actor. He has established himself as a globally acclaimed recording artist and author. He is a Guinness World Record holder, the best sell ...

(born 1961), Egyptian musician * Amr El Halwani (born 1985), Egyptian footballer * Amr El-Safty (born 1982), Egyptian footballer *

Amr Fahim Amr Fahim ( ar, عمرو فهيم) (born October 4, 1976) is a retired Egyptian defender who played for the Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier ...

(born 1976), Egyptian footballer *

Amr Ghoneim Amr Ghoneim ( Arabic:عمرو غنيم) is a former tennis player Rankings Career High ATP ranking - Singles: 261 (30-Oct-00) Career High Stanford ATP Doubles Ranking: 320 (13-Nov-00) Davis Cup Statistics He has the all-time Egyptian records fo ...

, Egyptian tennis player *

Amr Hamed Amr Mohamed Hamed (عمرو محمد حامد) (also Amer AhmedMichelle Shephard, "Guantanamo's Child", 2008.) was a Canadian who died in the American bombing of an Afghan training camp on August 20, 1998, as retaliation for the African embassy bo ...

(died 1998), Canadian killed by US bombing in Afghanistan *

Amr Hamzawy Amr Hamzawy ( arz, عمرو حمزاوى, ; born 1967) is an Egyptian political scientist, human rights activist and public intellectual. Biography Hamzawy studied political science and developmental studies in Cairo, The Hague, and Berlin. After ...

(born 1968), Egyptian political scientist *

Amr Khaled Amr Mohamed Helmi Khaled ( ar, عمرو محمد حلمي خالد; born: 5 September 1967) is an Egyptian Muslim activist and television preacher. ''The New York Times Magazine'', in reference to Khaled's popularity in English-speaking coun ...

(born 1967), Egyptian activist and preacher *

Amr Mostafa Amr Mostafa Mohamed Alsayed Abulmagd ( ar, عمرو مصطفى محمد السيد أبو المجد; born 31 December 1979), better known as Amr Mostafa (), is an Egyptian singer and composer. He has composed several hit songs for artists lik ...

(born 1979) Egyptian singer *

Amr Moussa Amr Moussa ( ar, عمرو موسى, , Amr Muhammad Moussa; born 3 October 1936) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the Secretary-General of the Arab League, a 22-member forum representing Arab states, from 1 June 2001 to 1 July 2011 ...

(born 1936), secretary-general of the League of Arab States * Amr Salem (born 1958), Syrian politician * Amr Samaka (born 1983), Egyptian footballer *

Amr Shabana Amr Shabana (; born 20 July 1979 in Cairo) is a former professional squash player from Egypt. He won the World Open in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, and reached the World No. 1 ranking in 2006. He represented the winning Egyptian team in the 1999 ...

(born 1979), Egyptian squash player *

Amr Sobhy Amr Sobhy ( ar, عمرو صبحي ) is an Egyptian information activist, social and tech entrepreneur, published author and poet. He is best known as co-creator of MorsiMeter; a digital initiative and online platform to document and monitor the pe ...

(born 1988), Egyptian information activist, author and poet *

Amr El Solia Amr Mohamed Eid El Solia ( ar, عمرو محمد عيد السولية; born on 2 April 1990) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egyptian League club Al Ahly and Egyptian national team. He featured in the 2021 ...

(born 1990), Egyptian footballer *

Amr Waked Amr Waked ( ar, عمرو واكد ; born ) is an Egyptian film, television and stage actor. He is best known to international audiences and in Hollywood for his role in the 2005 film ''Syriana''. Other prominent roles include a Yemeni Sheikh calle ...

(born 1973), Egyptian actor *

Amr Warda Amr Medhat Mohsen Warda ( arz, عمرو مدحت محسن وردة; born 17 September 1993) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder. Club career Panetolikos On 22 August 2015, Warda signed a three-y ...

(born 1993) , Egyptian footballer *

Amr Zaki Amr Hassan Zaki ( ar, عمرو زكي; born 1 April 1983) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He has played for numerous different clubs in Egypt, Russia, England, Turkey and Kuwait. Zaki has made 63 appearan ...

(born 1983), Egyptian footballer ;Surname * F. D. Amr Bey (1910- ?), Egyptian diplomat and squash player *

Mohamed Kamel Amr Mohamed Kamel Amr (Arabic: محمد کامل عمرو, born 1 December 1942) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as Egypt's minister of foreign affairs between 2011 and 2013. He resigned from office on 30 June 2013. Early life Mr ...

(born 1942), Egyptian diplomat *

Nabil Amr Nabil Amr ( ar, نبيل عمرو 1947) is a former information minister (2003) in the Palestinian National Authority, and previous ambassador in the USSR and Egypt. He was an outspoken critic of Yasser Arafat Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raou ...

(born 1947), Palestinian politician ;Variants *

Amr ibn al-As ( ar, عمرو بن العاص السهمي; 664) was the Arab commander who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664. The son of a wealthy Qurayshite, Amr embraced Islam in and was assigned impor ...

(–664), military commander, led Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 *

Amr ibn Uthman Abū ʿUthmān ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān () was the eldest or one of the eldest sons of Caliph Uthman and played political and military roles during the caliphates of Mu'awiya I (), Yazid I () and Marwan I (). Life Amr was a son of Cali ...

, one of the Tabi'un and son of

Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ( ar, عثمان بن عفان, ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān; – 17 June 656), also spelled by Colloquial Arabic, Turkish and Persian rendering Osman, was a second cousin, son-in-law and notable companion of the Islamic proph ...

Amro Jenyat Amro Jenyat ( ar, عَمْرو جَنيَات; born 15 January 1993) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a right back or a winger for Al-Karamah and the Syria national team. Personal life Jenyat is the younger brother of Syrian ...

(born 1993), Syrian footballer *

Amer el-Maati Amro Badr Eldin Abou el-Maati (born May 25, 1963 in Kuwait; also known as Amer el-Maati) is a Kuwaiti-Canadian alleged member of al-Qaeda. He is wanted for questioning by the FBI for having attended flight school and having discussed hijacking ...

(born 1963), Canadian accused of terrorism

Other uses

* Amr ''(or Amhar), a son of legendary King Arthur'' * Banu Amr ''— a tribe'' *

Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace The Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace is a historical building in Cairo's Zamalek island, which is used as the Egypt's first ceramics museum, the Museum of Islamic Ceramics and as an art center. History and location The palace is located in the Gezira ...

, a palace in Egypt {{DEFAULTSORT:Amr (Name) Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names