Amir 1

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian, Tajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
Scripts أمير(Arabic) امیر(Persian, Urdu) Амир(Tajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Russian) Әмір(Kazakh) Әмир(Tatar, Bashkir)
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, Ameer, Al-Amir(Arabic) Ameer(Urdu) Emir(Bosnian) Ämır, Ämıre(Kazakh) Ämir(Tatar) Ämir(Bashkir)
Feminine FormsAmeera, Amira, Amirah(Arabic) Amira, Amirah(Malay) Amira, Emira(Bosnian)
Other Languages & CulturesƏmir(Azerbaijani) Emir(Turkish)
Surname DescendantAmiri(Persian)
Same SpellingÄmır, Ämir, Əmir, Amir 2
User SubmissionsAmír, Amır

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Entry updated September 26, 2025