Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic عمّار
Meaning: “pious; virtuous.”
The name is from the Arabic meaning, “pious; virtuous.”
It was borne by Ammar ibn Yasir al-Ansi, a desciple of the Prophet Mohammed.
As of 2010, its Bosnian form of Amar was the most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina. His rankings in other countries are as follows:
- # 10 (Iraq, 2007)
- # 10 (United Arab Emirates)
- # 45 (Amer, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2010)
- # 80 (Ammar, Bosnia & Herzegovia, 2010)
Other forms of the name include:
- Amar (Bosnian)
- Əmmar (Azeri)
- Gammer Гаммәр (Tatar)
The name is used throughout the Islamic world.
A Bosnian feminine form is Amera.