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♂ Amir
What does Amir mean?
Amir 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced a-MEER. It is of Arabic and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Amir is "prince; treetop". Term for a high-ranking and powerful official in many different capacities in the Muslim world.
STARTS WITH Am-
ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, prince (king), high (great), powerful
Variations
VARIANTS Ameer▲, Ameir, Amer, Amiran, Amiri, Emeer, Emir▲
FEMININE FORM Amira
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Amir Naftali (A.N.), ..
How popular is Amir?
Amir is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#22783 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Amir entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its apex rank of #149 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Amir (#149 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Ameer (#812), Amer and Emir (#1027). These forms of Amir were at the top of their popularity in 2018 (MEDIAN #997). Ameer, Amir and Emir are three of the more trendy birth names in this list.
Similar Names
Amir▲ is pronounced similarly to Ammar, Ammer, Amor, Aymer, Emyr, Imre, Omar, Omarr, Omer▼, Umar, Umer and Ymir. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abia, Abie, Abir, Abiri, Acer, Adi, Adil, Adin, Afi, Aimil, Akil, Akira, Alair, Ali▲, Alia, Alic, Alik, Alin, Alix, Am, Amad, Aman, Ambie, Amby, Amed, Amery, Ames, Amid, Amiel, Amil, Amin, Amit, Amory, Amr, Amrit, Amry, Amyn, Ani, Ari▲, Aric▼, Arie, Arik, Arin, Ario, Aris, Asim, Atif, Atim, Avia, Aviv, Axil, Aymil, Azim, Aziz, Azur, Gair, Jair, Keir, Meir, Muir, Namir, Ofir and Tamir. These names tend to be more commonly used than Amir.
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