Tamir

Hebrew name

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TamirPronunciation| /təˈmɪər/
Hebrew: [taˈmiʁ]
Mongolian: [tʰɛ́mɪr]

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Gender| Male
Language(s)| Hebrew, Mongolian
Origin
Language(s)| Hebrew, Mongolian
Meaning| 'tall; arcane' (Hebrew)
'strength, vigour' (Mongolian)
Other names
See also| Tami
Tamar

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

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### Given name

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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*   * All pages with titles beginning with Tamir
* All pages with titles containing Tamir

## References

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1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь". mongoltoli.mn. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
3. ^ "Tamir". Sesame Workshop. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2025-01-29.