Amr () is an Arabic male given 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 ( "hook") is the sixth letter of the Semitic abjads, including
Phoenician ''wāw'' 𐤅,
Aramaic ''waw'' 𐡅,
Hebrew ''vav'' ,
Syriac ''waw'' ܘ
and Arabic ''wāw'' (sixth in abjadi order; 27th in modern Arabic order). It is al ...
is added to the end of the Arabic name
Umar
Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Mu ...
, 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
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Amr ibn Abd al-Wud
Amr ibn Abd Wadd () was a champion of the Quraish tribe. He is most well known for his role during the Battle of the Trench in which he was killed in a duel by Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Battle of the Trench
During the Battle of the Trench in 627 ...
(died 627), champion of Quraish
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Amr ibn al-Layth (died 902), ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran
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Amr ibn Hisham (died 624), Meccan leader (
Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...
called him Abu Jahl)
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Amr ibn Jarmouz, (
fl.
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for '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 indic ...
656), killer of Talha
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Amr ibn Khalid (died 680), one of the Companions of Husayn ibn Ali
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Amr ibn Kulthum
ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm ibn Mālik ibn ʿAttāb ʾAbū Al-ʾAswad al-Taghlibi (; 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 the grandson of the poet Abu L ...
(died 584), leader of the Taghlab tribe
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Amr ibn Maymun, one of the Ansar companions of Muhammad
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Amr ibn Ubayd
Amr Ibn Ubayd ibn Bāb (, died 761) was one of the earliest leaders in the "rationalist" theological movement of the Mu'tazilis, literally 'those who withdraw themselves' – which was founded by Wasil ibn Ata (died 749). Of Iranian descent, he ...
(died 761), Mu'tazili leader
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Amr Adel (born 1980), Egyptian footballer
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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 Egyptians, Egyptian engineer and politician, who briefly served as Egypt's minis ...
(born 1958), Egyptian engineer and politician
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Amr Diab
Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab (, ; born 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 selling Middle ...
(born 1961), Egyptian musician
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Amr El Halwani (born 1985), Egyptian footballer
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Amr El-Safty (born 1982), Egyptian footballer
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Amr Fahim (born 1976), Egyptian footballer
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Amr Ghoneim, Egyptian tennis player
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Amr Hamed (died 1998), Canadian killed by US bombing in Afghanistan
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Amr Hamzawy (born 1968), Egyptian political scientist
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Amr Khaled
Amr Mohamed Helmi Khaled (; 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 countries, described him in 2006 issue as "t ...
(born 1967), Egyptian activist and preacher
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Amr Mostafa (born 1979), Egyptian singer
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Amr Moussa
Amr Moussa (, , Amr Muhammad Moussa; born 3 October 1936) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the Secretary General of the Arab League, Secretary-General of the Arab League, a 22-member forum representing Arab World, Arab states, from ...
(born 1936), secretary-general of the League of Arab States
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Amr Salem (born 1958), Syrian politician
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Amr Samaka (born 1983), Egyptian footballer
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Amr Shabana
Amr or AMR may refer to:
Science, environment and medicine
* Antimicrobial resistance, of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites) to antimicrobials
* Magnetoresistance#Anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), Anisotropic magnetoresistance, resi ...
(born 1979), Egyptian squash player
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Amr Sobhy (born 1988), Egyptian information activist, author and poet
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Amr El Solia (born 1990), Egyptian footballer
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Amr Swelim (born 1984), Cairo-born professional squash player
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Amr Waked (born 1973), Egyptian actor
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Amr Warda (born 1993), Egyptian footballer
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Amr Zaki (born 1983), Egyptian footballer
;Variants
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Amr ibn al-As
Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi (664) was an Arab commander and companion of Muhammad 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 ...
(–664), military commander, led Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640
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Amr ibn Uthman
Abu Uthman Amr ibn Uthman ibn Affan al-Umawi () was a son 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 Caliph Uthman () from the Umayyad clan ...
, one of the Tabi'un and son of
Uthman
Uthman ibn Affan (17 June 656) was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, a second cousin, son-in-law, and notable companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, played a major role ...
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Amro Jenyat (born 1993), Syrian footballer
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Amer el-Maati (born 1963), Canadian accused of terrorism
Other uses
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Amr (surname)
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Amr ''(or Amhar), a son of legendary King Arthur''
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Banu Amr ''— a tribe''
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Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, a palace in Egypt
References
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names