Amal (given name)
Gender | Unisex |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew, Arabic |
Meaning | hope |
Region of origin | International |
The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal
Hebrew bible, 1 Chronicles 7:35
Amal (English: /əˈmɑːl/; Arabic: أمل, lit. 'hope'; Hebrew: עמל, lit. 'toil' or 'labor') is a unisex given name of Hebrew and Arabic origin. It is mentioned in the Books of Chronicles of Hebrew bible.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol (1940–1983), Egyptian poet
- Amal Aden (born 1983), Somali–Norwegian writer
- Amal Arafa (born 1970), Syrian actress
- Amal Clooney (born 1978), Lebanese-British lawyer, activist, and author
- Amal Dutta (1930–2016), Indian footballer and manager
- Amal Habani, Sudanese journalist
- Amal Hijazi (born 1978), Lebanese pop singer
- Amal ibn Idris al-Alami (born 1950), Moroccan physician
- Amal Kassir (born 1995), Syrian American spoken word poet
- Amal Maher (born 1985), Egyptian singer
- Amal Mansour (1950–2018), Palestinian-Jordanian author and translator
- Amal McCaskill (born 1973), American basketball player
- Amal Murkus, Palestinian singer
- Amal Nasser el-Din (born 1928), Israeli author
- Amal Neerad (born 1983), Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer
- Amal Salha (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
- Amal Silva (born 1960), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Amal Syam (born 1962), Palestinian politician
- (born 1998), Indian Thinker and Psychologist
See also[]
- Amel (name)
- Emal, given name
- unrelated names: Amalia, Amaliah, Amelia
References[]
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- Arabic unisex given names