Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; ( , , , ) is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin.
The name has different meanings in multiple languages.
In Arabic the name means prince or royal. The word originally meant "Commander (of army)". It later became a title given to a ruler's son, and hence "prince". In Arabic, the name comes from the same root as the word emir.
In Urdu (Urdu: عامر) the name has the same meaning as the original in Arabic, meaning ‘prince”.
In Persian (Persian: امير) the name means ‘immortal’. 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".
In Pashto (Pashto: امير) the name comes to mean ‘leader’ or ‘boss’.
In Hebrew, when spelt אמיר the name means crown (treetop). When spelt עמיר the name means a small sheaf or bundle (of grain, usually wheat or barley)
Usage
Amir was among the five most popular names for Black newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022.
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 Hashemi, 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 Karara, Egyptian actor 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 Ameer Speed (born 1999), American football player Amir Tibon, Israeli journalist 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 Kaffarov, an antagonist in Battlefield 3, a 2011 video game Amir Kazim, a character in A Wedding (Noces), a 2016 film