Amira?

**lealea** · December 13th, 2011, 05:46 PM

Hi Everyone!

As hubby & I are keeping the sex of our baby a secret, I have no way of asking friends and family what they think of the name Amira for our baby girl? (Pronounced A-meer-ra). As much as we don't want to have a 'common' or 'popular' name for our baby girl, the thought of choosing something not so common is making me a bit nervous! We have been through the baby name books over and over again and Amira was actually one of the names we both agreed on, we both really like it but I've never heard of anyone with that name before....!

Thanks!!

**Rosey** · December 13th, 2011, 05:52 PM

I think it's a beautiful name!

I don't know anyone personally with that name either.

You should go for it.

We're like you and tend to swing away from the popular or common names.

**Phteven** · December 13th, 2011, 05:52 PM

I think it's a lovely name but if you move to an area with a large Arabic speaking community there will probably be a few other Amiras at her school and probably a few Amirs as well.

**Maruschke** · December 13th, 2011, 05:57 PM

I love the name.

***TripleJ*** · December 13th, 2011, 05:59 PM

I think its very cute

**Nai** · December 13th, 2011, 06:08 PM

I have only met one amira and that was at uni. I really like it.

**BlackRose** · December 13th, 2011, 06:24 PM

Nice!

As a variation - Ameena ?

***Ash*** · December 13th, 2011, 06:31 PM

I love it too. I only know one Amira- she is 4. I would consider it for our bub except it is too similar to my DD's name.

**RhiChiChi** · December 13th, 2011, 07:01 PM

I don't mind it, but I don't love it. What is the meaning?

**Phteven** · December 13th, 2011, 07:17 PM

Princess.

**OceanPrincess** · December 13th, 2011, 08:05 PM

One of my Indian friends just named her DD2 Amira. Her first is Sarina. She has a thing for "A"s, "I"s and "R"s apparently. Moving on...

As Onyx pointed out, it is more common in other cultures. I don't mind it.