Amiri (surname)

Amiri (Persian: امیری: Amīrī , Persian pronunciation: [æmiːˈɾiː], Hebrew: אמירי, Arabic: أميري) is a surname of Persian, Lurish, Kurdish, Hebrew and Arabic origins. It is primarily an Iranian surname that means "of Amir" or "of house of Amir" in the Persian language.

Meaning

Main articles: Amir (name) and Emir (name)

In Persian Amir has a different meaning with other languages, it consists of two parts; "A" which means "Un" and "mir" which is the root of the verb "Mordan" (to die), so Amir in Persian means "the one who [his spirit and his memory] will never die". The surname Amiri receiving the Persian suffix -i (ی) meaning "of", was derived from the same root (Amir) to be selected by the people (mostly Iranian and of Persian descent) as a surname for their family. So the surname literally means "of Amir" or "of house of Amir".

Notable people with the name or surname include:

• Ali Amiri (historian) (1857–1923), Ottoman historian
• Ali Amiri (Afghan footballer) (born 1985), German-Afghan footballer
• Ali Amiri (Iranian footballer) (born 1988), Iranian footballer for Rah Ahan
• Mike Amiri, Iranian-American fashion designer and founder of the brand Amiri
• Nadiem Amiri, German-Afghan footballer
• Ramona Amiri (born 1980), Iranian-Canadian Miss World Canada 2005
• Shahram Amiri (1977–2016), Iranian nuclear scientist
• Shamsuddin Amiri (born 1985), Afghan football player
• Vahid Amiri, Iranian footballer, formerly for Team Melli (Iranian National Football Team)
• Zubayr Amiri, Afghan footballer
• Rich Amiri, American rapper