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Re: What does my name mean?

by Chrisell

11/17/2004, 5:10 PM

I found plenty of references to Slavic-surnamed Azmirs, and only a handful to Arabic-surnamed ones, so that conclusion seems strange to me. What is its Arabic etymology?

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- Ivayla +1

11/17/2004, 5:12 PM

I don't know

I only found a bunch of Muslim-surnamed Azmirs. Also, the Muslim population of the Balkan peninsula, like any other Muslim population, usually take Muslim/Arabic names.

- Chrisell

11/17/2004, 5:24 PM

True . . . oh well, it could be either I guess, or even both (an Arabic-influenced adaptation of a -mir Slavic name?).

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