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Admiral - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Admiral

[ 3 syll. a-dmi-ral, ad-mir-al ] The boy name Admiral is pronounced as AEDMerahL KEY. Admiral is used mostly in the English language and its language of origin is also English. Derived from the words 'admiral' ; 'amir-al' meaning commander. The English word 'admiral' is ultimately of the Arabic 'amir-al' (commander). See also the related form, the Arabic and English Amir.

Admiral is uncommon as a baby boy name. In 1900, 0.011% of baby boys were given the name Admiral. It was #579 in rank then. The baby name has substantially fallen in popularity since then, and is currently of irregular use. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Admiral, the Arabic and English Amir was the most popular.

KEY: Pronunciation for Admiral: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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