Given name

'Amir

'Amir is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.

See also 3

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love 'Amir, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Arabic · Modern

Ameer

“a prince” · “from the treetop”

49UncommonSteady

>99% boys

Arabic · Modern

Almir

“prince, commander”

26RareSteady

>99% boys

Arabic

Şakir

“thankful”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Arabic

Hadir

Hadir is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

Arabic

Cabir

Cabir is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Azerbaijani.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Arabic

Askar

“army”

No U.S. birth series

89% boys · 11% girls

Arabic

Faxir

Faxir is a given name from Arabic.

No U.S. birth series

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Arabic

Abdulƙadir

Abdulƙadir is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Hausa.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share 'Amir’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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