Amira

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Amira ( Arabic أميرة, DMG Amīra ) is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name Amira comes from Arabic and is derived from the basic verb form "amara" (أمر), which means "to command". "Amira" is the feminine noun of "amara" and means commander and later became a synonym for princess.

Name bearers

literature

  • Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim (Red.): Duden. Lexicon of first names; Origin, meaning and use of over 8000 first names . 6th edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim 2012, ISBN 978-3-411-04946-2 (former title: Duden. The large first name dictionary ).