tamir
{{Short description|Hebrew name}}
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{{Infobox given name2
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|t|ə|ˈ|m|ɪər}}
{{IPA|he|taˈmiʁ|lang}}
{{IPA|mn|tʰɛ́mɪr|lang}}
| gender = Male
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| language = Hebrew
| languageorigin = Hebrew, Mongolian
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| meaning = 'tall; arcane' (Hebrew)
'strength, vigour' (Mongolian)
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Tamir is a male Hebrew name תָּמִיר meaning 'tall'. A different Hebrew spelling, טמיר, means 'arcane' or 'secretive'.[https://web.archive.org/web/20231116012250/https://www.hebrewname.org/name/tamir-1]
In Mongolian, the name is translated as 'strength' or 'vigour'.{{Cite web |author= |date= |title=Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь |url=https://mongoltoli.mn/search.php?ug_id=84175&opt=1&word=%D0%A2%D0%90%D0%9C%D0%98%D0%A0 |access-date=24 January 2023 |work=mongoltoli.mn |quote=}} 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{{Cite web |date=2023-03-15 |title=Tamir |url=https://sesameworkshop.org/our-work/shows/sesame-street/sesame-street-characters/tamir/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Sesame Workshop |language=en-US}}
- Captain Tamir, portrayed by Tom Avni in Valley of Tears
See also
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References
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Category:Hebrew masculine given names