Amer (name)

Amer is male given name.

In the Balkans, Amer is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification to the name Amir (عامر), which means "one who lives a rich and prosperous life" in Arabic. This region also has a female equivalent: Amera.

Given name

• Amer Alwan (1957-2023), Iraqi French film director
• Amer Bekić (born 1992), Bosnian footballer
• Amer Đidić (born 1994), Canadian-Bosnian footballer
• Amer Delić (born 1982), Bosnian tennis player
• Amer Ghalib (born 1979), American politician
• Amer Gojak (born 1997), Bosnian footballer
• Aamer Hayat (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
• Amer Jukan (born 1978), Slovene-Bosnian
• Amer Ordagić (born 1993), Bosnian footballer
• Amer Osmanagić (born 1989), Bosnian footballer
• Amer Mohammad Rashid (born 1939), Iraqi general
• Amer Sabah (born 1982), Jordanian footballer

Middle name

• Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah, Singaporean criminal and prisoner
• Mohamed Amer Al-Malky (born 1962), Omani athlete
• Musa Amer Obaid (born 1985), Qatari athlete

Surname

• Abdel Hakim Amer (1919-1967), Egyptian general
• Ayten Amer (born 1976), Egyptian actress
• Baser Amer (born 1992), Filipino basketball player
• Bree Amer (born 1982), Australian television personality
• Ghada Amer (born 1963), Egyptian painter
• Kareem Amer (born 1984), Egyptian blogger
• Lindsay Amer, American YouTuber and LGBTQ activist
• Nicholas Amer (1923-2019), British actor

See also

• Aamir (given name)

References