Tamir
| Pronunciation | tah-meer |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Hebrew, Mongolian |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hebrew, Mongolian |
| Meaning | Tall or arcane (different spelling in Hebrew); Strength/Vigor (Mongolian) |
| Other names | |
| See also | Tami Tamar |
Tamir is a male Hebrew name תָּמִיר meaning "tall". A different Hebrew spelling, טמיר, means "arcane, secretive".[1]
It is also a common Mongolian name, where it refers to strength/vigor, as well as the Tamir River.[2]
People
Given name
- Tamir Ben Ami, Israeli footballer and manager
- Tamir Blatt (born 1997), Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Tamir Bloom (born 1971), American épée fencer; 2x US champion
- Tamir Cohen, Israeli soccer midfielder (Bolton Wanderers & Israeli national team)
- Tamir Gonen (born 1975), American biochemist
- Tamir Goodman (born 1982), Israeli-American basketball shooting guard
- Tamir Kahlon, Israeli footballer
- Tamir Linhart, Israeli footballer
- Tamir Muskat, Israeli musician
- Tamir Rice, American shooting victim
- Tamir Ruffin, American musician
- Tamir Pardo, Israeli intelligence officer
- Tamir Saban (born 1999), American-Israeli basketball player
- Tamir Sapir (1946-2014), Soviet-born American businessman
Surname
- Andryein Tamir (born 1986), Mongolian swimmer
- Amit Tamir, Israeli basketball center/forward (Hapoel Jerusalem)
- Arnon Tamir, Israeli footballer
- Avital Tamir, Israeli musician
- Avraham Tamir, Israeli major general
- Doron Tamir, Israeli military officer
- Nadav Tamir, Israeli diplomat
- Shmuel Tamir, Israeli independence fighter and politician
- Tami Tamir, Israeli computer scientist
- Yuli Tamir, Israeli academic and politician
Fictional characters
- Tamir, puppeteered by Tau Bennett and Bradley Freeman Jr in Sesame Street[3]
- Captain Tamir, portrayed by Tom Avni in Valley of Tears
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Tamir
- All pages with titles containing Tamir