Tamir

Tamir is a male Hebrew name תָּמִיר meaning "tall". A different Hebrew spelling, טמיר, means "arcane, secretive".

It is also a common Mongolian name, where it refers to strength/vigor, as well as the Tamir River.

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
 * Captain Tamir, portrayed by Tom Avni in Valley of Tears