Amir (name)

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Template:Infobox given name Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; (Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA"., Template:Langx) is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin.

Meaning

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 (Template:Langx) the name has the same meaning as the original in Arabic, meaning ‘prince”. In Pashto (Template:Langx) the name comes to mean ‘leader’ or ‘boss’.

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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]

In the Balkans, Amir is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification to the name Emir.

Given name

Amir

Ameer

Fictional characters

Middle name

Surname

Fictional characters

  • Yusuf Amir, a character from the Grand Theft Auto game series

See also

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References

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