Tamir
Tamir is a male Hebrew name תָּמִיר meaning 'tall'. A different Hebrew spelling, טמיר, means 'arcane' or 'secretive'.
In Mongolian, the name is translated as 'strength' or 'vigour'. A river in Mongolia bears this name.
People
Given name
- Tamir Ben Ami, Israeli footballer and manager
- Tamir Blatt, Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Tamir Bloom, American épée fencer; 2x US champion
- Tamir Cohen, Israeli soccer midfielder
- Tamir Gonen, American biochemist
- Tamir Goodman, 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, American-Israeli basketball player
- Tamir Sapir, Soviet-born American businessman
Surname
- Andryein Tamir, Mongolian swimmer
- Amit Tamir, Israeli basketball center/forward
- 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
- Captain Tamir, portrayed by Tom Avni in ''Valley of Tears''