Names Timur

Timur

Found 5 entry about "Timur"

Gender

Male (Masculine | Boy)

Usage/Origins

Meaning

The name Timur means "iron," "strong," or "brave" in Turkish and Mongolian. It is also associated with the Timurid Dynasty, a powerful empire that ruled Asia in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Scripts(How to write)

In Turkish, the name is written as "Timur" (تیمور), in Uzbek it is written as "Timur" (Тимур), in Mongolian it is written as "Temur" (Тэмүр), and in Tatar it is written as "Timur" (Тимур).
Тимур(Tatar, Chechen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Russian)
Тімур(Ukrainian)
Төмөр(Mongolian Cyrillic)

Pronunciation

The name is pronounced "tee-moor" in Turkish and "tee-moor" or "tay-moor" in Mongolian.
ti-MUWR(English)
tyi-MOOR(Russian)

Popularity

The name Timur is relatively uncommon, ranking outside the top 1000 baby names in the United States and most other countries. However, it is more popular in its countries of origin, particularly Uzbekistan and Mongolia.

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Timur Name meanings & History

Central Asian (Mongolian, Uzbek, Turkish, Tatar). The name Timur means "iron," "strong," or "brave" in Turkish and Mongolian. It is also associated with the Timurid Dynasty, a powerful empire that ruled Asia in the 14th and 15th centuries. From the Turkic and Mongol name Temür meaning "iron". This was the name of several Mongol, Turkic and Yuan leaders. A notable bearer was Timur, also known as Tamerlane (from Persian تیمور لنگ (Timur e Lang) meaning "Timur the lame"), a 14th-century Turkic leader who conquered large areas of Western Asia. Timur is primarily used as a masculine given name in Central Asia, Turkey, and other Turkish-speaking countries. It is also occasionally used as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Timur: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Timur:

T: Doubting Thomas,Truth,Tireless,Touchy,Talkative,Tacky,Testy

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

M: Manipulative,Mushy,Memory,Mommy,Maternal,Mother,Memorabilia

U: Unity,Universality,Undermining,Utopia,Understanding

R: Reason,Restless,Resourceful,Rational

Timur is:

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a Strong name
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Famous People

Famous people with the name Timur include Timur Bekmambetov, a Kazakhstani film director; Timur Kuran, a Turkish-American economist; and Timur Lenk (or Tamerlane), the 14th-century conqueror mentioned above.