- Meaning
- Life, lifetime
- Arabic
- عمرو
- Say it
- AMR
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Written with a final waw that is not pronounced, to tell it apart from Umar.
Famous people with this name
- Amr ibn al-As, companion who brought Islam to Egypt
Other spellings
Amro, Amru
Names from the same root (ع م ر)
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Questions about Amr
What does Amr mean?
Amr means: Life, lifetime. Written with a final waw that is not pronounced, to tell it apart from Umar.
Is Amr in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Amr a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Amr is a boy’s name.
How do you write Amr in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Amr is written عمرو.