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{{Short description|Hebrew name}}
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{{Infobox given name2
| name            = Tamir 
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| pronunciation   = {{IPAc-en|t|ə|ˈ|m|ɪər}}<br>{{IPA|he|taˈmiʁ|lang}}<br>{{IPA|mn|tʰɛ́mɪr|lang}}
| gender          = Male
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| language        = Hebrew 
| languageorigin  = Hebrew, Mongolian
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| meaning         = 'tall; arcane' (Hebrew)<br>'strength, vigour' (Mongolian)
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| seealso         = [[Tami (given name)|Tami]]<br>[[Tamar (name)|Tamar]]
|language2=Mongolian}}

'''Tamir''' is a male [[Hebrew]] name תָּמִיר meaning 'tall'. A different Hebrew spelling, טמיר, means 'arcane' or 'secretive'.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231116012250/https://www.hebrewname.org/name/tamir-1] </ref>

In [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]], the name is translated as 'strength' or 'vigour'.<ref>{{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=}}</ref> A [[Tamir River|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 F.C.|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
* [[Dru Hill|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]]''<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* Captain Tamir, portrayed by [[Tom Avni]] in ''[[Valley of Tears (TV series)|Valley of Tears]]''

==See also==
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==References==
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