Amir (name) explained
| Amir or Amiri |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ar/, in Persian pronounced as /æmiːˈɾ/ |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | "Prince", "Chief" (Arabic) - Immortal (Persian) - Crown (Hebrew) |
| Region: | Arabia, Iran, Israel |
| Language: | Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Pashto, Urdu |
| Alternative Spelling: | Ameer, Emir, Amiri |
Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; (Arabic: أمير, Persian: امیر, in Persian pronounced as /æmiːˈɾ/, Hebrew: אמיר) is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin.
The name has different meanings in multiple languages.
In Arabic the name means prince or royal. The word originally meant "Commander (of army)". It later became a title given to a ruler's son, and hence "prince". In Arabic, the name comes from the same root as the word emir.
In Urdu (Urdu: عامر) the name has the same meaning as the original in Arabic, meaning ‘prince”.
In Persian (Persian: امير) the name means ‘immortal’. In Persian Amir has a different meaning with other languages, it consists of two parts; "A" which means "Un" and "mir" which is the root of the verb "Mordan" (to die), so Amir in Persian means "the one who [his spirit and his memory] will never die".
In Pashto (Pashto: امير) the name comes to mean ‘leader’ or ‘boss’.
In Hebrew, when spelt אמיר the name means crown (treetop). When spelt עמיר the name means a small sheaf or bundle (of grain, usually wheat or barley) [1]
Usage
Amir is most common as a given name in Iran.[2]
Amir was among the five most popular names for Black newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022 and again in 2023.[3] [4]
Given name
Notable persons with the name include:
- Al-Amir bi-Ahkami l-Lah (1096–1130), tenth Fatimid Caliph and recognised as the 20th imam by the Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a sect
- Amir Abdur-Rahim (born 1981), American basketball coach
- Amir Khosrow Afshar (1919–1999), Iranian diplomat
- Amir Bageria (born 2000), Canadian actor
- Amir Bagheri (born 1978), Iranian chess grandmaster
- Amir Bell (born 1996), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Amir Blumenfeld (born 1983), American-Israeli comedian/actor
- Ameer Bux Bhutto, Pakistani politician
- Amir Celestin (born 1990), American basketball player
- Amir Coffey (born 1997), American basketball player
- Amir Derakh, American musician
- Amir Eshel (born 1959), Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force
- Amir Farshad Ebrahimi (born 1975), former member of Ansar-e Hezbollah and currently a peace and human rights activist living in Germany
- Amir Gal-Or (born 1962), Israeli businessman and the managing partner of Infinity Group
- Amir Ganiel (1963–2018), former Israeli swimming champion and record holder in swimming
- Amir Ghalenoei (born 1963), Iranian football coach and former player
- Amir Haddad (born 1984), Israeli French singer and songwriter
- Amir Hamed (1962–2017), Uruguayan writer and translator of Lebanese descent
- Amir Hashemi (born 1966), Iranian footballer
- Amir Mirza Hekmati, alleged American CIA operative
- Amir Hinton (born 1997), American basketball player
- Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919–1979), Iranian economist and politician
- Amir Johnson (born 1987), American basketball player
- Amir Karić (born 1973), Bosnian-Slovenian footballer
- Amir Reza Khadem (born 1970), Iranian wrestler
- Amir Khan (1912–1974), Hindustani classical vocalist
- Amir Khan (born 1986), British boxer
- Amir Khusrow, Indian musician, scholar and poet
- Amir Kror Suri, aka Jahan Pahlawan, Pashtun national history figure and a governor of Mandesh in Ghor
- Amir Mohebbian (born 1962), ranian politician, journalist and political analyst
- Amir Mohebi (born 1981), former Iranian footballer
- Amir Mokri (born 1956), Iranian cinematographer
- Amir Muchtari (born 1972), Israeli basketball player
- Amir Nachumi (born 1945), Israeli Air Force general
- Amir Naderi (born 1946), Iranian film director
- Amir Ohana (born 1976), Israeli politician
- Amir Peretz (born 1952), Moroccan-born Israeli politician
- Amir Hossein Rabii (1930–1979), Iranian Air Force commander
- Amir Sadollah (born 1980), retired American mixed martial arts fighter
- Amir Siddiq (born 1997), American gridiron football player
- Amir Slama, Brazilian fashion designer
- Amir Spahić (born 1983), retired Bosnian footballer
- Ameer Speed (born 1999), American football player
- Amir Tibon (born 1989), Israeli journalist
- Amir Vahedi (1961–2010), Iranian-born American professional poker player
- Amir Wilson (born 2004), British actor
- Ameer Ali, Australian economist and community leader
- Ameer Sultan (born 1967), Tamil film director
- Ameer Vann (born 1996), former member of boy band Brockhampton
- Abdul Ameer Yousef Habeeb, Iraqi journalist
- Amir Shurush (born 1984), Arab Israeli comedian
Fictional characters
Middle name
Surname
Fictional characters
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: JEWISH BABY NAMES Amir אָמִיר. Kveller.com. 2021-02-10.
- Web site: Forebears Given Names Iran .
- Web site: Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data .
- Web site: Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Baby Names of 2023, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data . 6 February 2024 .
