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 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 vowels ...

() 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 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 Muha ...

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 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 *

Amr ibn al-Layth Amr ibn al-Layth or Amr-i Laith Saffari () 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-Saffar. Biography Said to h ...

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

Amr ibn Hisham Amr ibn Hisham (), better known as Abū Jahl (; ) was the Meccan Quraysh polytheist leader of the Mushrikites known for his opposition to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the most prominent flag-bearer of opposition towards Islam. A promine ...

(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) * 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 * 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 (; 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 *

Amr ibn Maymun ʿAmr ibn Maymūn al-ʿAwdī () was one of the Ansar History of the Caliphs by Suyuti companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Works He is quoted as a hadith narrator in Sunnan Abu Dawood. See also *Islam Islam is an Abrahamic ...

, one of the Ansar companions of Muhammad *

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 * Amr Adel (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 Egyptians, Egyptian engineer and politician, who briefly served as Egypt's minis ...

(born 1958), Egyptian engineer and politician *

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

Amr Fahim Amr Fahim (; born October 4, 1976) is a retired Egyptian defender who played for the Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League (), also known as the Nile League () for sponsorship reasons, after the addition of title sponsor Nile De ...

(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 () (also Amer Ahmed Michelle 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 bombings.National Post, " ...

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

Amr Hamzawy Amr Hamzawy (, ; 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 finishing his doctoral st ...

(born 1968), Egyptian political scientist *

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 *

Amr Mostafa Amr Mostafa Mohamed Alsayed Abulmagd (; born 31 December 1979), better known as Amr Mostafa (), is an Egyptians, Egyptian singer and composer. He has composed several hit songs for artists like Amr Diab, Mohamed Hamaki, etc. He worked with west ...

(born 1979), Egyptian singer *

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 *

Amr Salem Amr Nazir Salem () (born 1958) is a Syrian politician. He was Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection (Syria), Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister in the Second Hussein Arnous government. Life and career He was born in Dam ...

(born 1958), Syrian politician *

Amr Samaka Amr Ahmed Fathi () 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 Tersana and participated in 6 ...

(born 1983), Egyptian footballer *

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 *

Amr Sobhy Amr Sobhy () 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 performance of Egyptian P ...

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

Amr El Solia Amr Mohamed Eid El Solia (; born on 2 April 1990) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libyan Premier League club Asswehly and the Egypt national team. He featured in the 2021 AFCON final match against Senegal. ...

(born 1990), Egyptian footballer *

Amr Swelim Amr Swelim (born 7 June 1984) is a professional squash player who represents Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a ...

(born 1984), Cairo-born professional squash player *

Amr Waked Amr Waked ( ; 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 called Muhammad in ''Salmon ...

(born 1973), Egyptian actor *

Amr Warda Amr Medhat Mohsen Warda (; born 17 September 1993) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League club Atromitos. Club career Panetolikos On 22 August 2015, Warda signed a three-y ...

(born 1993), Egyptian footballer *

Amr Zaki Amr Hassan Zaki (; born 1 April 1983) is an Egyptian former 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 appearances and scored 30 goa ...

(born 1983), Egyptian footballer ;Variants *

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 *

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 ...

* Amro Jenyat (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 (surname) Amr () is an Arabic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * F. D. Amr Bey (1910- ?), Egyptian diplomat and squash player * Mohamed Kamel Amr (born 1942), Egyptian diplomat *Nabil Amr (born 1947), Palestinian politician See also *Amr (g ...

* 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

References

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