| Pronunciation | /təˈmɪər/ taˈmiʁ tʰɛ́mɪr |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Languageorigin | Hebrew, Mongolian |
| Meaning | 'tall; arcane' (Hebrew) 'strength, vigour' (Mongolian) |
| Seealso | Tami Tamar |
| Language 2 | Mongolian |
Tamir is a male Hebrew name תָּמִיר meaning 'tall'. A different Hebrew spelling, טמיר, means 'arcane' or 'secretive'.[1]
In Mongolian, the name is translated as 'strength' or 'vigour'.[2] A river in Mongolia bears this name.
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