Meaning and background
The story behind Amira
Amira is documented in both Arabic and Hebrew naming, with each entry pointing to the feminine form of its own Amir. Shared Latin letters do not collapse those histories into a single definition. The Arabic reference supplies /ʔa.ˈmiː.ra/, while the Hebrew entry records a different native reading. If Amira is chosen to honor someone, preserving their pronunciation is more useful than adopting a generic pet-name respelling. Its flowing written shape can stand on its own, without adding an unsupported universal translation.
- Origin
- Feminine form of Arabic Amir; a separate Hebrew Amira is also documented. Source · Source 2
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Amira appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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