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 tribeAmr ibn Hishām (died 624), Meccan leader also known as Abu JahlAmr ibn Abd al-Wud (died 627), champion of Quraish'Amr ibn al-'As (c.553–664), military commander, led Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640Amr ibn Jarmouz, (fl. 656), killer of TalhaAmr ibn Khalid (died 680), one of the Companions of Husayn ibn AliAmr ibn Ubayd (died 761), Mu'tazili leaderAmr ibn al-Layth (died 902), ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of IranAmr ibn Maymun, one of the Ansar companions of MuhammadAmr bin Mohammad Al Saud, Saudi businessmanAmr Makhlouf, Famous Egyptian HotelierF. D. Amr Bey (1910- ?), Egyptian diplomat and squash playerAmr Adel (born 1980), Egyptian footballerAmr Darrag (born 1958), Egyptian engineer and politicianAmr Diab (born 1961), Egyptian musicianAmr Fahim (born 1976), Egyptian footballerAmr Ghoneim, Egyptian tennis playerAmr Hamed (died 1998), Canadian killed by US bombing in AfghanistanAmr Hamzawy (born 1968), Egyptian political scientistAmr El Halwani (born 1985), Egyptian footballerAmr Khaled (born 1967), Egyptian activist and preacherAmro Jenyat (born 1993), Syrian footballerAmer el-Maati (born 1963), Canadian accused of terrorismAmr Mostafa (born 1979) Egyptian singerAmr Moussa (born 1936), secretary-general of the League of Arab StatesAmr El-Safty (born 1982), Egyptian footballerAmr Samaka (born 1983), Egyptian footballerAmr Shabana (born 1979), Egyptian squash playerAmr Sobhy (born 1988), Egyptian information activist, author and poetAmr Magdi (born 1984), Egyptian rights activist, author and reporterAmr Al-Sulaya (born 1990), Egyptian footballerAmr Waked (born 1973), Egyptian actorAmr Zaki (born 1983), Egyptian footballerAmr Abdel Waheb El Helbawi (born 1989), Philadelphia based Egyptian engineerSurnameMohamed Kamel Amr (born 1942), Egyptian diplomatNabil Amr (born 1947), Palestinian politicianAmr (or Amhar), a son of legendary King ArthurBanu Amr — a tribePrince Amr Ibrahim Palace, a palace in Egypt