Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Amira Name Meaning in Islam
Princess, top global Muslim girls name.
- Meaning
- Princess, top global Muslim girls name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- أ-م-ر
- Urdu
- امیرہ
- Pronunciation
- a-MEE-ra
- Lucky number
- 4
Is Amira an Islamic name? Yes. Amira is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Princess, top global Muslim girls name. It was carried by Amira Yahyaoui. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
أ-م-ر. Root meaning to command or rule; amira is the feminine of amir, denoting princess or leader.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Alif as origin uplifts, Meem cradles in love, Ya reaches in noble yearning, Ra carries mercy in motion, and final ta marbuta seals feminine completion, a princess named in grace.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Amira joins fire to earth, the will that decides with the patience that lasts. This is a name that asks its bearer to burn steadily rather than in bursts, and to plant what the fire has cleared. Running through the reading is Al-Ahad, the One, carried as a singular, undivided presence, and beside it Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, adding the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Amira plants what their fire has cleared.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Princess, commander, feminine of Amir. Amira names the girl of natural nobility, the princess not of birth but of character. Top global Muslim girls name across every community. Amira Hass. Israeli journalist. Ameera Al-Taweel. Saudi princess. Three spellings for three communities: Amira (Arab standard), Ameera (South Asian), Ameerah (Gulf).
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Amira Yahyaoui . Tunisian human-rights activist, founder of Mowjoudin and the parliamentary-monitoring NGO Al Bawsala
- Amira Casar . French actress of Iranian-Kurdish heritage, known for films including 'Call Me by Your Name'
How to Pronounce Amira
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Amira
What does the name Amira mean?
Each letter under this meaning has its own quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read in Amira? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Amira? →
Is Amira mentioned in the Quran?
For Amira and many others, the Quran is the deepest source of the letters and the meaning. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Amira mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Amira carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Amira a good Islamic name?
The letters of Amira, each with its own reading, are laid out above ↑ jump to the letters reading ↑
Is Amira a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Amira in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading comes from Ilm ul Huroof, the letter-science Ibn Arabi taught. Each letter in Amira carries an ontological role. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
What names go perfectly with Amira as a sibling name?
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Is Amira a rare or common Muslim name?
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