# Amal

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,672

## Definitions
1. A male given name.
2. A female given name.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَمَل (ʔamal, “hope”).

## Easily confused with
- **Amy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-amy)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-ana)
- **amp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-amp)
- **AMD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-amd)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-ava)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-asa)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-apa)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-ami)
- **AOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-aol)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-ara)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-ata)
- **ASL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-asl)
- **AmE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-ame)
- **AMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-amr)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-aya)
- **amt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-amt)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-awa)
- **AML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-aml)
- **APL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-apl)
- **amb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-amb)

## Common misspellings (4)
`aaml`, `amall`, `ammal`, `maal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amal