Amir

Name meaning prince

Amir is an Arabic title meaning commander or prince, used historically for military leaders and rulers in Islamic societies.

It appears in English as a title or given name, sometimes spelled Emir.

The related emirate describes a territory ruled by an emir: the United Arab Emirates.

As a personal name, Amir has become common across cultures: Amir scored the winning goal.

royalty

prince

Royal family male

sovereignSupreme in power
throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece

palace · monarchy · dynasty · heir · succession · regent · coronation · realm · sovereignty · aristocracy

leadership

commander

Person with authority over others

chieftainLeader of a tribe
captainOne who commands
governorState's chief executive

director · general · authority · administrator · overseer · patriarch · headman · strategist · ruler · warlord

name

Arabic

Semitic language family member

PersianOf or from Iran
heritageInherited cultural legacy
givenAccepted as fact

forename · cultural · ancestry · traditional · etymology · namesake · masculine · Islamic · pronunciation · transliteration

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Uzbek Names

Opposites

name origin/cultural association

AmirJohn

Common male name

William · James · Patrick · Sean · Ivan

name meaning (semantic)

Owned human, forced laborer

servant · subject · commoner · Abdul · peasant

name type

Ubiquitous English surname

surname · Johnson · family name · Williams · last name

Family

emir, emirate, emirates, admiral

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