Elmir
Most Poles have never met an Elmir: only about 136 carry it, every one of them male. A Germanic name meaning "prince, noble," and it's inching up, with a handful of boys given it in the last few years.
Elmir Pronunciation
Elmir is pronounced EL-meer (/ˈɛlmir/).
What Elmir means
Where Elmir comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Elmir grows from Germanic soil. Its ending belongs to an old stock of names built around words for fame and noble standing. In Polish the meaning printed beside it reads książę, szlachetny. Prince, noble.
The name also lives among Tatar, Bashkir and Azerbaijani families, where it stands close to the Arabic amīr, the word for a commander or prince. That same word reached Europe as emir and, by a stranger path, as admiral. The sense of "prince" reaches Elmir from more than one language. There are no diminutives to soften it and no variant forms. Elmir stands in a single shape.
On a Polish class register the name reads short and clean. A teacher taking attendance finds four plain sounds and no trap in the spelling. For a boy in Poland it stays rare. That rarity keeps the meaning near the surface: książę, prince.
How many people are named Elmir
1 in 156957 men in Poland is named Elmir. 136 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2827 among male names.
Elmir's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1544 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2023.
Where Elmir is most popular
Elmir is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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