Amir

\a.miʁ\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Arabic origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginArabic
Pronunciation\a.miʁ\

Origin and meaning

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, emir, admiral, and amira.

Where it is mostly given

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Kosovo
  • Montenegro
  • Azerbaijan
  • Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan,etc.
  • Arabia/Persia
  • Israel

Around the world

  • EnglishAmeer
  • Arabicأَمِيرٌ
  • RussianАмир

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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