Amar - Meaning of Amar

What does Amar mean?

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Amar

[ 2 syll. a-mar, am-ar ] The baby girl name Amar is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced as aa-MAA-R †. Amar is of Arabic and Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in Arabic. From Arabic roots, its meaning is 'moon'.

Amar is a form of the English Amara.

See also the related categories, moon and arabic.

Amar is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Among the family of girl names directly related to Amar, Amara was the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Amar include Amarú, Amor, Amrei (German), Eimear (Irish and Scottish), Henri (English), Honor (English), Honore (French), Honoree, Honorée (French), Honori, Honorie, Honour (English), Omrey, Omry, Aamira (Arabic and English), Amara (English), Amare, Amaree, Amari (English), and Amaria.

† English pronunciation for Amar: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"