Amira
Amira is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Princess; leader.
What Amira means
Princess; leader.
Amira sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Amira comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Amira is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Amira?
Amira sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Amira
We group Amira under royalty and rule and the Arabic tradition — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Amira
These share Amira's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.
- Rania — Queen; gazing.
- Amir — Prince; commander.
- Malik — King; sovereign.
- Sami — Elevated; sublime.
- Aisha — Alive; living.
- Layla — Night; dark beauty.
- Farah — Joy; happiness.
- Fatima — Captivating; one who abstains.
- Leila — Night; dark beauty.
- Noor — Light.
- Rana — Beautiful; eye-catching.