What is Amir (name)?
{{Infobox given name | name = Amir | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPA-ar|ʔaˈmi:r|lang}}<br>{{IPA-fa|æˈmi:ɾ|lang}}<br>{{IPA-he|ʔaˈmiʁ|lang}} | gender = Male | meaning = 'Prince', 'Chief' (Arabic), Immortal (Persian) | region = Western Asia | language = Arabic, Persian, Hebrew | origin = | alternative spelling = Ameer, Emir | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = }} '''Amir''' (also spelled '''Ameer''' or '''Emir'''; {{lang-ar|اَمير}}; {{lang-fa|امير}} {{lang-he|אמיר}}) is a [[multinational]] and multilingual masculine name. The pronunciation of the name is / (əˈmɪə) /. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of amir {{!}} Dictionary.com|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/amir|access-date=2023-03-26|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en}}</ref> In the United States, the number of births with the name Amir in 2021 is 3006, which is 0.162% of the total number of births to males in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popular Baby Names|url=https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/|access-date=2023-03-13|website=www.ssa.gov|language=en}}</ref> The name comes from the same root as the word [[Emir]]. In [[Hebrew]] the name may mean crown. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Amir|url=https://www.kveller.com/jewish-baby-name/amir/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Kveller|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509105358/https://www.kveller.com/jewish-baby-name/amir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Given name == * Amir Bagheri, Iranian chess grandmaster * [[Mirza]] [[Khan (title)]] * Amir Khan, Hindustani classical vocalist == Related pages == * [[Mirza]] * [[Emir]] * [[Khan (title)]] ==References== <references /> {{given name|type=both}} [[Category:Given names]]