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Amr name meaning

عمرو

Amr · AHM-r

Life and lifetime; an old Arabic name.

Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Arabic root
ع م ر
Pronunciation
AHM-r
Other spellings
Amro

About the name Amr

Amr comes from the root ʿ-m-r, life, the same root as Omar. In Arabic it is written with a silent final waw to tell it apart from Omar. The companion Amr ibn al-As led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and founded Fustat, and in modern times the Egyptian singer Amr Diab has made the name familiar. It is common in Egypt and the Levant.

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What is the origin of the name Amr?

Amr (عمرو) is an Arabic name, from the Arabic root ع م ر. Life and lifetime; an old Arabic name.

How do you write Amr in Arabic?

In Arabic script it is written عمرو. In English it is also spelled Amro.