Amer is male given name.
In the
Balkans
The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...
, Amer is popular among
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
in the former
Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification to the name
Amir
Emir (; ' (), also transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremonial authority. The title has ...
(عامر), which means "one who lives a rich and prosperous life" in
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
. This region also has a female equivalent: Amera.
Given name
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Amer Alwan, Iraqi French film director
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Amer Bekić, Bosnian footballer
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Amer Đidić, Canadian-Bosnian footballer
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Amer Delić
Amer Delić (; born June 30, 1982) is a Bosnian American former professional tennis player. He is a former captain and member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team.
Delić was born in Tuzla, then in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugosla ...
, Bosnian tennis player
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Amer Ghalib, American politician
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Amer Gojak, Bosnian footballer
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Aamer Hayat, Pakistani cricketer
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Amer Jukan, Slovene-Bosnian
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Amer Ordagić, Bosnian footballer
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Amer Osmanagić, Bosnian footballer
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Amer Mohammad Rashid, Iraqi general
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Amer Sabah, Jordanian footballer
Middle name
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Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah
The Oriental Hotel murder occurred on 6 June 1994, when two Japanese tourists were robbed and attacked by two men in their shared room in the Oriental Hotel in Singapore. One of them was brutally assaulted and died, while the other survived. The ...
, Singaporean criminal and prisoner
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Mohamed Amer Al-Malky, Omani athlete
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Musa Amer Obaid, Qatari athlete
Surname
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Abdel Hakim Amer
Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer (, ; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967), better known as Abdel Hakim Amer, was an Egyptian military officer and politician. Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and played a leading role in the military ...
, Egyptian general
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Ayten Amer
Ayten Amer () (born Samar Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar Amer, 22 November 1986, Alexandria, Egypt) is an Egyptian actress and model.
Career
Amer moved to Cairo when she was four. She later studied acting
Acting is an activity in which a story is t ...
, Egyptian actress
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Baser Amer
Baser C. Amer (born September 29, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He earned the moniker, The ...
, Filipino basketball player
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Bree Amer
Bree Amer (born 17 August 1982 ) is an Australian television personality.
Biography
Amer was a contestant on '' Big Brother Australia 2004'' from the Gold Coast, in Queensland, and the first housemate of ''Big Brother Australia'' to re-enter ...
, Australian television personality
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Ghada Amer, Egyptian painter
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Kareem Amer
Kareem Nabil Suleiman Amer (, ) (born c. 1984) is an Egyptian Norwegian blogger and former law student. He was arrested by Egyptian authorities for posts on his blog that were considered to be anti-religious and insulting to Egyptian President Hos ...
, Egyptian blogger
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Lindsay Amer, American YouTuber and LGBTQ activist
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Nicholas Amer, British actor
See also
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Aamir (given name)
References
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names