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Subject: Re: Amira
Author: Andy ;—)   (guest, 217.229.217.64)
Date: March 25, 2005 at 11:27:21 AM
Reply to: Amira by Shiloh
According to P.Hanks and F.Hodges, A Dictionary of First Names, Oxfod 1990, appendix Arab names, AMIRA is the fem. form of the name AMIR, meaning "prince" or "emir", from "amara" meaning "to command" or "to become an emir".

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