Esmir is a male given name. 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 ...

, Esmir 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

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 ...

, and it holds the same meanings of prince, ruler, commander, and chief.

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Esmir Ahmetović Esmir Ahmetović (born 17 January 1991) is a Bosnian footballer. Club career Born in Srebrenica,Esmir Bajraktarević Esmir Bajraktarević (; born 10 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club PSV. Born in the United States, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Bajraktarević started his professional ...

(born 2005), Bosnian-American footballer *

Esmir Džafić Esmir Džafić-Čaja (born 7 October 1967) is a Bosnian retired football player. He runs a football school in Visoko. Club career He played for Bosna Visoko, when surprisingly being selected for the national team in 1995. International career ...

(born 1967), Bosnian retired footballer *

Esmir Hoogendoorn Esmir Hoogendoorn (born 31 March 1969) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Hoogendoorn started on tour in the late 1980s and reached a best ranking of 155 in the world, with her best WTA Tour performance coming at the 1992 Belgian Open ...

(born 1969), Dutch former professional tennis player {{given name Bosnian masculine given names Masculine given names