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by Shiloh (guest)
3/25/2005, 11:23 AM

Hi! Do any of you happen to know anything about Amira? According to Behind the Name, Amir is Arabic and means "prince" or "commander". Does that mean Amira means "princess" or "commander"? I saw on another name site that Amira means "leader", which I suppose princes and commanders are. Can "leader" be an accurate translation/combination of prince and commander? Thanks!
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- Miranda (Randee15)   +1
3/25/2005, 1:28 PM
Gender references in names...Don't change when the name is feminised/masculinised. Thus, Charlotte still means "man", not "womanly", and, yes, Amira still means "prince".
Miranda
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- Seda* (Sedalyn)
3/25/2005, 9:07 PM
ditto...*Aphrodite* (aka Hattie)

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- Andy ;—) (guest)
3/25/2005, 11:27 AM
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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