Amir Family History
Amir Name Meaning
Arabic: from a personal name based on ʿamīr ‘prince commander master’. Amīr-ul-Muʿminīn ‘commander of the faithful’ was a title of Muslim caliphs and other rulers. This surname is found among both Muslims and Christians. Compare Ameer and Amer Arabic: from a personal name based on ʿāmir ‘prosperous full of life large substantial’. See also Omar 1 compare Amer Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Arabic name (see above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022