Gender Masculine
Scripts أمير(Arabic) امیر(Persian, Urdu) Әмір(Kazakh) Әмир(Tatar, Bashkir) Амир(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. a-MEER(Arabic)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "commander, prince" in Arabic. This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword emir.

Related Names

VariantsAamir(Arabic) Emir(Bosnian)
Feminine FormsAmira, Amirah(Arabic) Emira(Bosnian)
Other Languages & CulturesEmir(Turkish)
Same SpellingAmir 2
User SubmissionsÄmir, Əmir, Amír, Amır

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Entry updated June 9, 2023