Almir (given name)

Almir

Gender	Male
Other gender
Feminine	Almira
Origin
Meaning	'Prince, Ruler, Commander, Chief'
Other names
Variant form	Elmir
Related names	Amir

Almir is a Bosnian/Albanian masculine given name.

In the Balkans, Almir is popular among Bosniaks and Albanians in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification to the name Amir, and it holds the same meanings of prince, ruler, commander, and chief.

Given name

Football

• Almir Aganspahić (born 1996), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
• Almir Ajzeraj (born 1997), Kosovo Albanian footballer
• Almir Moraes Andrade (born 1973), Brazilian footballer
• Almir Bajramovski (born 1982), Macedonian football
• Almir Barbosa (born 1980), Cape Verdean footballer
• Almir Bekić (born 1989), Bosnian footballer
• Almir Ćubara (born 1997), Bosnian footballer
• Almir Gegić (born 1979), Serbian footballer
• Almir Gredić (born 1976), Bosnian footballer
• Almir Hurtić, Bosnian football player and coach
• Almir Kayumov (1964 – 2013), Russian football player and referee
• Almir Memić (footballer, born 1962), Bosnian football manager and former footballer
• Almir Memić (footballer, born 1975), Bosnian former footballer
• Almir Mukhutdinov (born 1985), Kazakhstani footballer
• Almir Pernambuquinho (1937 – 1973), Brazilian footballer
• Almir Pliska (born 1987), Bosnian footballer
• Almir Rahmanović (born 1986), Slovenian footballer
• Almir Soto (born 1994), Colombian footballer
• Almir Sulejmanović (born 1978), Slovenian footballer
• Almir Tanjič (born 1979), Slovenian footballer
• Almir Tolja (born 1964), Bosnian footballer
• Almir Turković (born 1970), Bosnian football player and coach
• Almir Lopes de Luna (born 1982), Brazilian footballer known as Almir

Other sports

• Almir Aganović (born 1973), Bosnian volleyball player
• Almir Bentemps, Italian luger
• Almir Velagić (born 1981), Bosnian weightlifter
• Almir Nelson de Almeida, (1923 – 1977), Brazilian basketball player known as Almir
• Almir dos Santos (born 1993), Brazilian athlete

Other

• Almir Čehajić, also known as Batko, Bosnian entertainer
• Almir Chediak (1950 – 2003), Brazilian music executive
• Almir Guineto stage name of Almir de Souza Serra (1946 – 2017), Brazilian music entertainer
• Almir Sater (born 1956), Brazilian entertainer

Middle name

• Jose Almir Barros Neto (born 1985), Brazilian Footballer known as Almir

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Almir
• All pages with titles containing Almir
• Aamir (given name)
• Aamir (disambiguation)
• Admir
• Almer (disambiguation)
• Almira (disambiguation)
• Amir (disambiguation)
• Amir (name)
• Elmir
• Ilmir