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Amira (also spelled EmiraorAmeera) Amirah (Arabic: أميرة) is an Arabic female given name, meaning "princess ",^[1] a Hindi name meaning “princess” or “high born girl,” (derived from Arabic) <ref>{{cite web|Variant forms include: Emira, Ameera, Ameerah, Amirah, and Meera.

Usage

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The name sees usage mainly in North Africa, West Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

First name / given name

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Amira Abdelrasoul, Canadian researcher and associate professor
Amira Aisya, Malaysian politician
Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz, Malaysian politician
Amira Mohamed Ali,German politician
Amira Ben Amor, Tunisian long-distance runner
Amira Arfaoui, Swiss footballer
Amira Ben Chaabane, Tunisian sabre fencer
Amira Charfeddine, Tunisian novelist
Amira Bennison, aka Kate Bennison, British historian of the Middle East,
Amira Casar, French actress
Amira Daugherty, American singer and rapper
Amira Nur al-Din (1925–2020), Iraqi poet
Amira Dotan, Israeli military figure, politician, former member of Knesset
Emira D'Spain, Emirati-American model
Amira Edrahi, Libyan swimmer
Amira El Fadil (born 15 January, 1967), Sudanese government official
Amira Elghawaby, Canadian journalist, communications professional, and human rights activist
Amira Griselda Gómez, Mexican politician
Amira Osman Hamed, Sudanese women’s rights activist
Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author
Amira Hess, Iraqi-born Israeli poet and artist
Amirah Inglis (1926–2015), Australian communist and writer
Amira Ismail, Maldivian actress
Amira Kandil, Egyptian modern pentathlete
Amira Khatun, Seljuk princess, daughter of sultan Ahmad Sanjar, and wife of Abbasid caliph al-Mustarshid
Amira Kheris, Algerian canoeist
Amira Kouza, Algerian swimmer and triathlete
Amira Medunjanin, female singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amira Nowaira, Egyptian academic, translator, columnist and author
Amira Oron, Israeli diplomat and ambassador to Egypt
Amira Rasheed, American singer
Amira de la Rosa (1895–1974), Colombian playwright, poet, journalist, and writer
Amira Spahić, Bosnian footballer
Amira Sartani, Israeli politician, former member of Knesset
Amira El Sayed, Austrian actress and author
Amira Selim, Egyptian soprano and opera singer
Amira Willighagen, Dutch singer
Amira Yahyaoui, Tunisian entrepreneur, blogger and human rights activist
Amira Yoma (born 1952), Argentina political advisor and restaurateur
Amirah Vann, American actress
Amira Virgil, American gaming content creator and activist
Ameera al-Taweel, Saudi Arabian princess
Ameerah Haq, Bangladeshi diplomat

Fictional characters

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Amira Masood, also Shah, fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Emira Blight, a fictional character from the American animated television series The Owl House

Middle name

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Khalil Amira El-Maghrabi, Egyptian boxer
Safiyya Amira Shaikh, British woman convicted of plotting to bomb St Paul's Cathedral

Surname

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Efraim Amira, Israeli football (soccer) player
Ibn Amira, or Ahmad ibn Abd Allah Ibn Amira, the 12th-century historian, poet, and scholar of law from al-Andalus during the reign of the Almohad dynasty
Patricia Amira, Kenyan women's and girls' rights advocate

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Amira (name)

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Usage

First name / given name

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Middle name

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