Almir (given name)

Almir is a male given name.

Almir

Gender	Male
Other gender
Feminine	Almira
Origin
Meaning	Prince, ruler, commander, chief
Other names
Variant form(s)	Elmir

In the Balkans, Almir is popular among Bosniaks 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-Herzegovinian footballer
• Almir Ćubara (born 1997), Bosnian footballer
• Almir Gegić (born 1979), Serbian footballer
• Almir Gredić (born 1976), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
• Almir Hurtić, Bosnian-Herzegovinian 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-Herzegovinian 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-Herzegovinian footballer
• Almir Turković (born 1970), Bosnian-Herzegovinian 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-Herzegovinian 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