Amir
Commander or prince
Amir is an Arabic word meaning commander or prince, used as a personal name. It began as a title and is also familiar in English through the related borrowing emir.
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- Amir♂Commander or prince
- Aubrey♂♀Elf ruler
- Baginda·As a Malay word: royal third-person honorific
- Baltazar·Bel, protect the king
- Balthazar♂Bel, protect the king
- Basil♂Royal or kingly
- Basilia♀Feminine Basil-name form; royal
- Basilio♂Royal or kingly
- Derek♂People and ruler, through Theodoric
- Derick♂Variant of Derek; ruler of the people
- Derrick♂Form of Derek; ruler of the people
- Donald♂World ruler
- Edric♂Wealth and ruler
- Emir·Amir form: commander or prince
- Enrico♂Home and ruler
- Enrique♂Home ruler
- Enriqueta·Spanish feminine of Enrique: home ruler
- Eric♂Ever-ruler, in the usual Norse analysis
- Erick·Variant of Eric: ever ruler
- Erico·Erik-family form, from enduring and ruler elements
- Erik♂Ruler; first element variously interpreted
- Erika♀Feminine form of Eric; ever-ruler
- Federico♂Peaceful ruler
- Frederic♂Peace and ruler
- Frederick♂Peaceful ruler
- Fredrick♂Peace and ruler; variant of Frederick
- Fritz♂Peace and ruler; familiar form of Friedrich
- Harriet♀Home and ruler; from Henriette
- Henri♂Home and ruler; French form of Henry
- Henry♂Home ruler
- Khan·Historical title meaning ruler or sovereign
- King♂English king, the ruler-title word
- Kumar·Boy, youth, or prince
- Lakambini♀Wife of a lakan historically; also beauty queen
- Lani♂♀Sky or heaven; also royal in Hawaiian
- Leilani♀Heavenly lei or royal garland
- Leroy♂The king
- Prince♂Prince; a ruler or royal son
- Princess♀Princess, a royal title used as a name
- Queen♀Queen; an English title-name
- Regina♀Queen
- Regolo·As a Italian word: a minor king; also a goldcrest bird
- Rex♂King in Latin
- Rey♂♀King
- Richard♂Brave ruler
- Rigoberto♂Ruler and bright
- Roderick♂Famous ruler
- Rodrigo♂Famous ruler
- Rory♂Red king; from Irish Ruaidhrí
- Royal♂Royal or kingly; also a surname-derived name
- Sara♀Lady or princess
- Sarah♀Lady, princess, or noblewoman
- Teodorico♂People and ruler
- Walter♂Ruler of the army
- Éric♂French Eric: enduring ruler in the Old Norse name family
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Aubrey
Elf ruler
Aubrey reached English through Norman French forms of the Germanic name Alberich. Its elements mean elf and ruler or king.
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As a Malay word: royal third-person honorific
Baginda is separately attested as a given name in the Philippine source. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka explains the Malay word as a third-person form used for a king or sultan; its reference guidance also includes caliphs and prophets.
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Bel, protect the king
Baltazar belongs to the Balthazar and Belshazzar name family. Its older Akkadian wording invokes Bel and protection of the king, as the linked base-name account explains.
Read the meaning and history →Where these forms come from
- 47 Dictionary evidence
- 43 Wikidata
- 32 Philippine source records
A name can have more than one evidence layer, so these counts overlap. An exact spelling record supports its use in that source; the meaning and pronunciation need their own evidence. How we research names →