Emir is a male given name. It is derived from the Arabic title

Emir Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...

or Amir. In Turkish, Emir means ''command, order, prince, local king.'' In the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

, Emir is popular among

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification to the name

Amir Emir (; ' (), also transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremonial authority. The title has ...

. This region also has a female equivalent: Emira.

Given name

* Emir (singer) (born 1980), Turkish pop singer *

Emir Batur Albayrak Emir Batur Albayrak (born 7 June 2007) is a Turkish Junior Olympian swimming (sport), swimmer who specializes in the 1500 m freestyle swimming and marathon swimming events. Sport career Albayrak is a member of Antalyaspor#Swimming, Antaly ...

(born 2007), Turkish Olympian swimmer * Emir Bekrić, Serbian hurdler * Emir Işılay, Turkish musician *

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица, ; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s. He has competed at the Cannes ...

, Serbian filmmaker *

Emir Lokmić Emir Lokmić (born December 23, 1997) is a Bosnians, Bosnian male alpine skier from who has competed for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics. As of 2024, he skis for SK Alpin fro ...

, male alpine skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Emir Mkademi Emir Mkademi () (born August 20, 1978) is a Tunisian football defender. Career Mkademi began his career at Etoile Sahel, where he won the CAF Cup in 1999, before moving to Espérance five years later during the summer of 2003. With Espérance ...

, Tunisian football (soccer) player *

Emir Mutapčić Emir Mutapčić (born 27 May 1960) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player. He most recently worked as the head coach for Zalaegerszeg of the Hungarian league. Mutapčić competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1960), Bosnian basketball player and coach *

Emir Preldžič Emir (; ' (), also transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremonial authority. The title has ...

, Turkish basketball player of Bosnian origin * Emir Spahić, Bosnian football (soccer) player

Honorific title

Arslan family Arslan is a Turkic languages, Turkic Masculine gender, masculine given name and surname, used mainly in West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia. It is translated as "brave", or "lion". and Aslan (disambiguation), Aslan/Arsalan are variants of the ...

(Lebanon) **Emir

Shakib Arslan Shakib Arslan (; 25 December 1869 – 9 December 1946) was a Lebanese writer, poet, historian, politician, and Emir in Lebanon. A prolific writer, he produced some 20 books and 2,000 articles, as well as two collections of poetry and a "prodigi ...

** Emir Majid Arslan **Emir

Faysal Arslan Emir Faysal Arslan (Arabic فيصل أرسلان; October 1941 – 20 December 2009, in Aley, Lebanon). He was the chief of the Arslan family, descendants of the Lakhmids after the death of his father Emir Majid Arslan in 1983. He continued with th ...

, son of Emir Majid Arslan **Emir

Talal Arslan Emir Talal Arslan () is a Lebanese politician and political chief of the Druze sect. He is the chief of the Arslan family, who claim to be descendants of the Lakhmids. Early life Arslan was born in Choueifat to the late Druze leader Emir Maj ...

, son of Emir Majid Arslan *Emir

Fakhr-al-Din II Fakhr al-Din Ma'n (; 6 August 1572 13 April 1635), commonly known as Fakhr al-Din II or Fakhreddine II (), was the paramount Druze emir of Mount Lebanon from the Ma'n dynasty, an Ottoman governor of Sidon-Beirut and Safed, and the strongman ...

Shihab family The Shihab dynasty (alternatively spelled Chehab; , ALA-LC: ''al-Shihābiyūn'') is an Arab family whose members served as the paramount tax farmers and emirs of Mount Lebanon from the early 18th to mid-19th century, during Ottoman rule (1517– ...

(Lebanon) **Emir Bashir I **Emir

Bashir Shihab II Bashir Shihab II (, also spelled Bachir Chehab II; 2 January 1767–1850) was a Lebanese people, Lebanese emir who ruled the Mount Lebanon Emirate, Emirate of Mount Lebanon in the first half of the 19th century. Born to a branch of the Shihab dy ...

**Emir

Bashir III Prince Bashir Chehab III () was a ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate (7th Emir, reigned 1840–1842). After Prince Bashir II was banished from Lebanon, the Ottoman authorities in Asitana (Istanbul) appointed Prince Bashir III from the Chehab fam ...

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