Amir: meaning and origin

أمير

Meaning
Prince, commander
Arabic
أمير
Say it
a-MEER
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

About the meaning

Different from Aamir (عامر), full of life.

Other spellings

Ameer, Emir

Names from the same root (أ م ر)

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Questions about Amir

What does Amir mean?

Amir means: Prince, commander. Different from Aamir (عامر), full of life.

Is Amir 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 Amir a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Amir is a boy’s name.

How do you write Amir in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Amir is written أمير.

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