# Amar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɑː.mɑː/ · frequency rank #31,852

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अमर (amara, “undying, immortal, imperishable”).

## Easily confused with
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-ar)
- **Amy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-amy)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-ana)
- **amp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-amp)
- **AMD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-amd)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-ava)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-asa)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-apa)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-ami)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-ara)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-ata)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-arr)
- **AmE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-ame)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-ayr)
- **AMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-amr)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-aya)
- **amt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-amt)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-awa)
- **AML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-aml)
- **asr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-asr)

## Common misspellings (3)
`aamr`, `amarr`, `ammar`

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