Amal (given name)

Amal

Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Arabic, Hebrew
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'; not to be confused with عمل 'labor') is a unisex given name of Arabic and Hebrew origin.

Notable people with the name include:

• Amal Aden (born 1983), Somali–Norwegian writer
• Amal ibn Idris al-Alami (born 1950), Moroccan physician
• Amal Elsana Alh'jooj (born 1972), Bedouin Israeli activist
• Amal Arafa (born 1970), Syrian actress
• Amal Bayou (1957–2017), Libyan microbiologist and politician
• Amal Bourquia, Moroccan doctor, university professor, medical writer, and expert in ethics
• Amal Clooney (born 1978), Lebanese-British lawyer, activist, and author
• Amal Dunqul (1940–1983), Egyptian poet
• Amal Dutta (1930–2016), Indian footballer and manager
• Amal El-Mohtar (born 1984), Canadian poet, author, and editor
• Amal Habani (born 1974), Sudanese journalist
• Amal Hijazi (born 1978), Lebanese pop singer
• Amal Kassir (born 1995), Syrian American spoken word poet
• Amal Khalil (killed 2026), Lebanese journalist
• Amal Maher (born 1985), Egyptian singer
• Amal Mansour (1950–2018), Palestinian-Jordanian author and translator
• Amal McCaskill (born 1973), American basketball player
• Amal mint Maouloud (born 1983), Mauritanian engineer and politician
• Amal Murkus (born 1968), Palestinian singer
• Amal Nasser el-Din (1928-2025), Israeli author
• Amal Neerad (born 1983), Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer
• Amal Silva (born 1960), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Amal Syam (born 1969), Palestinian women’s rights advocate

See also

• Amel (name)
• Emal, given name
• Emel, Turkish given name
• Little Amal, a giant puppet
• unrelated names: Amalia, Amaliah, Amelia