Aamir: meaning and origin

عامر

Meaning
Full of life, one who builds up a place
Arabic
عامر
Say it
AA-mir
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

About the meaning

Different from Amir (أمير), prince.

Famous people with this name

  • Amir ibn Fuhayra, companion who helped the Prophet and Abu Bakr on the hijra
  • Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, whose own name was Amir

Other spellings

Amer, Aamer, Âmir

Names from the same root (ع م ر)

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Questions about Aamir

What does Aamir mean?

Aamir means: Full of life, one who builds up a place. Different from Amir (أمير), prince.

Is Aamir in the Quran?

No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.

Is Aamir a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Aamir is a boy’s name.

How do you write Aamir in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Aamir is written عامر.

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