| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language | Adyghe: Тимур Azerbaijani: Teymur Chechen: Тимур Georgian :თემურ Ingush: Темар Kazakh: Темiр, Темур, Тимур Kazakh Latin: Temir Mongolian: Төмөр, ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ Old Turkic: Temür Ossetian: Тимур Russian: Тимур Tatar: Тимур Turkish: Timur, Temur Ukrainian: Тимур Uzbek: Temur |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Turkic or Ancient Mongolian |
| Meaning | "Iron" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Taimur, Temur, Temür, Temir, Teymur, Tömör Tamerlan, Tymour, Damir, Demir |
Timur is a masculine Turkic and Mongolic given name which literally means iron . It is a cognate of the Turkish name Demir. In Indonesian, timur translates to east , and symbolizes hope by the rising sun.
Timur (Russian : Тиму́р) is also a popular name for boys in post-Soviet states, due in part to its usage in the novel Timur and His Squad by Arkady Gaidar.
Notable people with the given name include:
