Mir Family History
Mir Name Meaning
Iranian Afghanistani Pakistani Indian and Bangladeshi: from a Persian title a shortened form of Arabic amīr ‘prince commander’ (see Amir ). Catalan and French (mainly southern): from Mir a medieval personal name of ancient Germanic origin (see Miro ). Possibly also an altered form of French Mire 2 ‘physician’ or American French Mire Polish: from a short form of any of various Old Polish personal names containing the element mir ‘peace quiet esteem’ for example Mirosław or Jaromir. This surname is very rare in Poland. Slovenian: from mir ‘peace’ most likely applied as a nickname. Alternatively it could be from a personal name containing the Slavic name element mir (compare 4 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022