Amir (name)
Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; Arabic: اَمير; Urdu: عامر; Persian: امير; Hebrew: אמיר) is a multinational and multilingual masculine name.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʔaˈmi:r] Persian: [æˈmi:ɾ] Hebrew: [ʔaˈmiʁ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic, Persian, Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'Prince', 'Chief' (Arabic), Immortal (Persian) |
| Region of origin | Western Asia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ameer, Emir |
The name comes from the same root as the word emir. In Hebrew the name may mean crown (treetop).[1]
Given name
Notable persons with the name include:
- Al-Amir bi-Ahkami l-Lah, tenth Fatimid Caliph and recognised as the 20th imam by the Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a sect
- Amir Abdur-Rahim (born 1981), American basketball coach
- Amir Khosrow Afshar (born 1919, date of death unknown), Iranian diplomat
- Amir Bageria (born 2000), Canadian actor
- Amir Bagheri, Iranian chess grandmaster
- Amir Bell (born 1996), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Amir Blumenfeld (born 1983), American-Israeli comedian/actor
- Ameer Bux Bhutto, Pakistani politician
- Amir Celestin, American basketball player
- Amir Coffey (born 1997), American basketball player
- Amir Derakh, American musician
- Amir Eshel (born 1959), Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force
- Amir Farshad Ebrahimi, former member of Ansar-e Hezbollah and currently a peace and human rights activist living in Germany
- Amir Gal-Or (born 1962), Israeli businessman and the managing partner of Infinity Group
- Amir Ganiel, former Israeli swimming champion and record holder in swimming
- Amir Ghalenoei, Iranian football coach and former player
- Amir Haddad (born 1984), Israeli French singer and songwriter
- Amir Hamed, Uruguayan writer and translator of Lebanese descent
- Amir Hasheaami, Iranian footballer
- Amir Mirza Hekmati, alleged American CIA operative
- Amir Hinton (born 1997), American basketball player
- Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian economist and politician
- Amir Johnson, American basketball player
- Amir Kabir, aka Mirza Taghi Khan Amir-Nezam, Atabak and Amir-e Nezam; chief minister to Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (Shah of Persia)
- Amir Karić, Bosnian-Slovenian footballer
- Amir Reza Khadem, Iranian wrestler
- Amir Khan, Hindustani classical vocalist
- Amir Khan, British boxer
- Amir Khusrow, Indian musician, scholar and poet
- Amir Kror Suri, aka Jahan Pahlawan, Pashtun national history figure and a governor of Mandesh in Ghor
- Amir Mohebbian, Iranian politician, journalist and political analyst
- Amir Mohebi, Iranian footballer
- Amir Mokri, Iranian cinematographer
- Amir Muchtari (born 1972), Israeli basketball player
- Amir Nachumi (born 1945), Israeli Air Force general
- Amir Naderi, Iranian film director
- Amir Ohana (born 1976), Israeli politician
- Amir Peretz (born 1952), Moroccan-born Israeli politician
- Amir Hossein Rabii (died 9 April 1979), Iranian Air Force commander
- Amir Sadollah, American mixed martial artist
- Amir Slama, Brazilian fashion designer
- Amir Spahić, Bosnian footballer
- Amir Vahedi (1961–2010), Iranian-born American professional poker player
- Amir Wilson, British actor
- Ameer Ali, Australian economist and community leader
- Ameer Sultan, Tamil film director
- Ameer Vann (born 1996), former member of boy band Brockhampton
- Abdul Ameer Yousef Habeeb, Iraqi journalist
Fictional characters:
- Amir, the protagonist in The Kite Runner
- Amir Kazim, a character in A Wedding (Noces), a 2016 film
Middle name
- Mohammad Amir Khatam (1920–1975), commander of the Iranian air force
- Tengku Amir Hamzah (1911–1946), Indonesian poet
Surname
- Eldad Amir (born 1961), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
- Eli Amir (born 1937), Israeli writer
- Menashe Amir, an Iranian-born Israeli Persian-language broadcaster
- Mohammad Amir, Pakistani cricketer banned for spot-fixing
- Nina Amir, Israeli Olympic sports sailor
- Yigal Amir, assassin of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Amir
- All pages with titles containing Amir
- Amir (disambiguation)
- Amiri (surname)
- Emir (disambiguation)
- Emir (name)
- Amira (name), female version
- Aamir (disambiguation)
- Mirza
- Almir (given name)
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