Amir, name meaning in Islam

Amir (عَامِر) is an Arabic name for boys. It means full of life, prosperous. This is Aamir with a long first a (عامر), "full of life". Amir (أمير) with a short a is a different name, meaning prince or commander.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Amir comes from the root ع م ر, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Amir in the Quran?

No. Amir is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Amir

Say it AA-mir. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Aamir and Aamer. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + ا alif + م mim + ر ra.

Choosing Amir

Many parents choose Amir to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Amir bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Amir

• Amir ibn Fuhayrah, the companion who helped the hijrah
• Amir ibn Abd Qays, the early ascetic

Names like Amir

• Umar
• Ammar
• Imran

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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