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1: Amir's origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic language. Derived literally from the element 'amir' meaning prince, ruler, emir, commander. The name was originally an Arabic title meaning 'commander', which is the root of the English word 'Emir' and ultimately 'admiral'. The name Amira (Arabic) is the female equivalent of Amir. Ameer (Arabic), Ameir (Arabic), Amer (Arabic), Amiri (Arabic), and Emir (Turkish) are variants of Amir. 2: Amir is used chiefly in the Hebrew language and its origin is also Hebrew. Amir's meaning is treetop. The name Amira (Hebrew) is the female form of Amir. Amir is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1970s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.046% of baby boys being given the name Amir. It ranked at #318 then. Among all boy names in its group, Amir was the most regularly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Amir include Ameer (Arabic), Ameir (Arabic), Amar (Indian), Einar (German and Scandinavian), Henri (French), Honoré (French), Umar (Arabic), Amari (English), Amiri (Arabic), and Anaru (Maori). KEY: English pronunciation for Amir: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"
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