Amr (Arabic: عمرو) is an Arabic male name.
It is most commonly written as "Amr", but sometimes mistakenly written as "Umar". The word is derived from the tri-literal Arabic root (ع م ر و) meaning "to live a long time."
When the Arabic letter wāw 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 'Amr ibn al-'As is sometimes transliterated as "Umar ibn al-Aas". In the same way, it is possible to find Umar 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 Amr was 'Amr ibn al-'As
Amr ibn Kulthum (died 584), leader of the Taghlab tribe
Amr ibn Hishām (died 624), Meccan leader also known as Abu Jahl
Amr ibn Abd al-Wud (died 627), champion of Quraish
'Amr ibn al-'As (c.553–664), military commander, led Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640
Amr ibn Jarmouz, (fl. 656), killer of Talha
Amr ibn Khalid (died 680), one of the Companions of Husayn ibn Ali
Amr ibn Ubayd (died 761), Mu'tazili leader
Amr ibn al-Layth (died 902), ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran
Amr ibn Maymun, one of the Ansar companions of Muhammad
Amr bin Mohammad Al Saud, Saudi businessman
Amr Makhlouf, Famous Egyptian Hotelier
F. D. Amr Bey (1910- ?), Egyptian diplomat and squash player
Amr Adel (born 1980), Egyptian footballer
Amr Darrag (born 1958), Egyptian engineer and politician
Amr Diab (born 1961), Egyptian musician
Amr Fahim (born 1976), Egyptian footballer
Amr Ghoneim, Egyptian tennis player
Amr Hamed (died 1998), Canadian killed by US bombing in Afghanistan
Amr Hamzawy (born 1968), Egyptian political scientist
Amr El Halwani (born 1985), Egyptian footballer
Amr Khaled (born 1967), Egyptian activist and preacher
Amro Jenyat (born 1993), Syrian footballer
Amer el-Maati (born 1963), Canadian accused of terrorism
Amr Mostafa (born 1979) Egyptian singer
Amr Moussa (born 1936), secretary-general of the League of Arab States
Amr El-Safty (born 1982), Egyptian footballer
Amr Samaka (born 1983), Egyptian footballer
Amr Shabana (born 1979), Egyptian squash player
Amr Sobhy (born 1988), Egyptian information activist, author and poet
Amr Magdi (born 1984), Egyptian rights activist, author and reporter
Amr Al-Sulaya (born 1990), Egyptian footballer
Amr Waked (born 1973), Egyptian actor
Amr Zaki (born 1983), Egyptian footballer
Amr Abdel Waheb El Helbawi (born 1989), Philadelphia based Egyptian engineer
Surname
Mohamed Kamel Amr (born 1942), Egyptian diplomat
Nabil Amr (born 1947), Palestinian politician
Amr (or Amhar), a son of legendary King Arthur
Banu Amr — a tribe
Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, a palace in Egypt
