Amour as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Amour

What is the meaning of the name Amour ?

The baby name Amour is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ah-MOOR (French: /a.muʁ/; English: /əˈmʊər/ or /əˈmɔːr/).

Amour is French in Origin.

Amour is a unisex given name drawn from modern French amour, “love,” ultimately from Latin amor (from amare, “to love”). As a common noun in French, it denotes romantic love and endearment, central to the medieval ideal of amour courtois (“courtly love”).

As a personal name, Amour was uncommon in historical France and exists primarily as a poetic term, yet it has seen growing use as a given name from the late 20th century onward in Francophone regions, the Caribbean, and English-speaking countries. It aligns with virtue names and the revival of abstract nouns as names. Close relatives and variants include Amor (Latin/Spanish/Portuguese), Amore (Italian), Amoré/Amorée, and the modern elaborations Amora and Amoura; semantically related choices include Aimée/Aimee and Esmé/Esmee, meaning “beloved” or “esteemed.”