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 () meaning "to live a long time." When the Arabic letter

wāw Waw/Vav ( "hook") is the sixth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician ''wāw'' , Aramaic ''waw'' , Hebrew '' waw/vav'' , Syriac ''waw'' ܘ and Arabic '' wāw'' (sixth in abjadi order; 27th in modern Arabic order). It ...

is added to the end of the Arabic name Umar, 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 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 (died 627), champion of Quraish * Amr ibn al-Layth (died 902), ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran * Amr ibn Hisham (died 624), Meccan leader ( Muhammad called him Abu Jahl) *

Amr ibn Jarmouz Amr ibn Jurmuz ( ar, عمرو بن جرموز) was a soldier of caliph Ali, who assassinated Zubayr ibn al-Awwam shortly after the Battle of the Camel, after Zubayr withdrew from the army before the battle began due to a hadith that Caliph Ali ibn ...

, (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

656), killer of Talha *

Amr ibn Khalid Amr ibn Khalid al-Bariqi al-Azdi( ar, عمرو بن خالد; died 680) was one of the Companions of Husayn ibn Ali, who was martyred along with him in the battle of Karbala. Amr ibn Khalid joined Husayn ibn Ali in Karbala and fought alongside hi ...

(died 680), one of the Companions of Husayn ibn Ali * Amr ibn Kulthum (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 Amr Adel ( ar, عمرو عادل; born 5 December 1980) is an Egyptian football defender. He currently plays for Egyptian club Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary, having previously played for Zamalek, El Geish Tala'ea El Gaish Sporting Club ( ar, نا ...

(born 1980), Egyptian footballer *

Amr Darrag Ahmed Amr Darrag (born October 1958) is the founder and chairman of the Egyptian Institute for Studies (EIS). EIS is a think tank based in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an Egyptian engineer and politician, who briefly served as Egypt's minister of plan ...

(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 Amr El Halwani ( ar, عمرو الحلواني) (born 15 March 1985 in Monufia) is an Egyptian footballer. He last played for Ceramcia Cleopatra FC in the Egyptian Premier League, as a left midfielder A midfielder is an outfield positi ...

(born 1985), Egyptian footballer *

Amr El-Safty Amr El-Safty (Arabic: عمرو الصفتي; born 17 February 1982 at Portsaid) is an Egyptian retired footballer. Career El-Safty joined Zamalek from El-Masry in July 2006. In August 2011, El-Safty joined El Gouna from Zamalek, in 2013 he join ...

(born 1982), Egyptian footballer * Amr Fahim (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 (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 (born 1979) Egyptian singer * Amr Moussa (born 1936), secretary-general of the League of Arab States *

Amr Salem Amr Nazir Salem ( ar, عمرو نذير سالم) (born 1958) is a Syrian politician. He is currently Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister in the Second Hussein Arnous government. Life and career He was born in Damascus in 1958. He h ...

(born 1958), Syrian politician *

Amr Samaka Amr Ahmed Fathi ( ar, عمرو أحمد فتحي) commonly known as Amr "Samaka" (born May 22, 1983) is an Egyptian footballer currently playing for Lebanese Premier League club Al-Safa' SC. Career He joined Al Ahly on June 14, 2005 coming from ...

(born 1983), Egyptian footballer * Amr Shabana (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 (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 Abdelfattah Amr () (14 February 1909 – 23 November 1988), better known as "F.D. Amr Bey" or simply "Amr Bey", was an Egyptian diplomat and squash player. He won the British Open men's title six consecutive times (1933–38), and is considered ...

(1910- ?), Egyptian diplomat and squash player * Mohamed Kamel Amr (born 1942), Egyptian diplomat * Nabil Amr (born 1947), Palestinian politician ;Variants * Amr ibn al-As (–664), military commander, led Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 * Amr ibn Uthman, one of the Tabi'un and son of Uthman *

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 Banu Amr bin Auf () are an Arabian tribe in Quba, on the outskirts of Medina. Umar and his companions stayed with them during the hijra from Mecca. Its descendants today consist of the Harb tribe. See also *Arabian tribes that interacted with Muh ...

''— 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