Amir 1

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian
Scripts أمير(Arabic) امیر(Persian, Urdu) Әмір(Kazakh) Әмир(Tatar, Bashkir) Амир(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /ʔa.ˈmiːr/(Arabic) /ʔæ.ˈmiːɾ/(Persian) /ə.ˈmiːɾ/(Urdu) /æ.ˈmir/(Tatar)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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

Related Names

Rootʾamīr
VariantsAamir, Al-Amir(Arabic) Emir(Bosnian)
Feminine FormsAmira, Amirah(Arabic) Amira, Amirah(Malay) Amira, Emira(Bosnian)
Other Languages & CulturesEmir(Turkish)
Surname DescendantAmiri(Persian)
Same SpellingAmir 2
User SubmissionsÄmir, Əmir, Amír, Amır

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Entry updated December 1, 2024