Amiri (surname)
Amiri (Persian: امیری: Amīrī , Persian pronunciation: [æmiːˈɾiː], Hebrew: אמירי, Arabic: أميري) is a surname of Persian, Hebrew and Arabic origins. It is primarily an Iranian and Afghan surname that means "of Amir" or "descendant of Amir" in Persian language.
Meaning
In Persian Amir has a different meaning with other languages, it consists of two parts; "A" which means "Un" and "mir" which is the root of the verb "Mordan" (to die), so Amir in Persian means "the one who [his spirit and his memory] will never die". The surname Amiri receiving the Persian suffix -i (ی) meaning "of", was derived from the same root (Amir) to be selected by the people (mostly Iranian and of Persian descent) as a surname for their family. So the surname literally means "of Amir" or "of house of Amir".
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
- Ali Amiri (Afghan footballer) (born 1985), former German-Afghan footballer
- Ali Amiri (Iranian footballer) (born 1988), Iranian footballer for Rah Ahan
- Ali Amiri (historian) Ottoman historian.
- Ramona Amiri (born 1980), Iranian-Canadian. Miss World Canada 2005.
- Shahram Amiri (1977–2016), Iranian nuclear scientist
- Shamsuddin Amiri (born 1985), Afghan football player
- Vahid Amiri Iranian footballer, formerly for Team Melli (Iranian National Football Team)
- Mike Amiri Iranian-American fashion designer and founder of the brand Amiri
- Nadiem Amiri - German-Afghan footballer.
- Zubayr Amiri - Afghan footballer.