Amirion appears to build on Arabic Amir, meaning prince, with a modern elaborated ending.
Amirion wears its roots openly: at its core lies "Amir," one of the most enduring titles and given names in the Arabic and Hebrew traditions, meaning "prince," "ruler," or "one who commands." From the medieval Moorish courts of Andalusia to the royal houses of Persia and the Levant, Amir designated authority with elegance. The extended form Amirion grafts onto this a Latinate or perhaps Tolkienian suffix, creating something that sounds as though it might belong equally to a medieval chronicle and a fantasy epic.
The "-ion" ending evokes the Welsh naming tradition — names like Emrion and Ceirion — as well as the grand appellations of Arthurian legend and high fantasy. It gives the name a ceremonial weight, the sense of a name spoken in a great hall or written in illuminated manuscript. There is also a faint resonance with Simeon, Gideon, and other biblical names whose endings carry sonorous depth.
In contemporary use, Amirion is rare enough to feel genuinely distinctive. It appeals to parents who love Amir's simplicity but want something more expansive — a name with architectural presence. It bridges Middle Eastern heritage and Western fantasy aesthetics in a way that feels neither forced nor borrowed, but genuinely synthesized into something new.