Timur, Temur, Temür, Temir or Tömör is a masculine Turkic and Mongolic given name which literally means ''

iron Iron () is a chemical element with Symbol (chemistry), symbol Fe (from la, Wikt:ferrum, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 element, group 8 of the periodic table. It is, Abundanc ...

''. It is a cognate of the Bosnian and Turkish name Demir. In Indonesian, timur translates to ''

east East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

'', and symbolizes hope by the rising sun. Timur (russian: Тиму́р) is also a popular name for boys in

post-Soviet states The post-Soviet states, also known as the former Soviet Union (FSU), the former Soviet Republics and in Russia as the near abroad (russian: links=no, ближнее зарубежье, blizhneye zarubezhye), are the 15 sovereign states that wer ...

, due in part to its usage in the novel '' Timur and His Squad'' by

Arkady Gaidar Arkady Petrovich Gaidar (russian: link=no, Арка́дий Петро́вич Гайда́р, born Golikov, russian: link=no, Го́ликов; – 26 October 1941) was a Russian Soviet writer, whose stories were very popular among Soviet chil ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Möngke Temür Möngke Temür ( or ) or Dudu Mengtemu ( Manchu: ;遼寧省檔案館『滿州實錄上函』 ) (1370–1433) was a Jurchen chieftain of the Odoli tribe, one of the three tribes of the lower Sunggari river valley in Manchuria. In the 1380s the t ...

(d.1280), khan of the Golden Horde * Several rulers from the Chinese-Mongol

Yuan Dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fift ...

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Temür Khan Öljeytü Khan ( Mongolian: Өлзийт; Mongolian script: '; ), born Temür ( mn, Төмөр ; ; October 15, 1265 – February 10, 1307), also known as Emperor Chengzong of Yuan () by his temple name ''Chengzong'', was the second emperor of th ...

( 1294–1307), the second ruler of the Yuan dynasty ** Tugh Temür, better known as Jayaatu Khan, Emperor Wenzong of Yuan ( 1328–1332) **

Toghon Temür Toghon Temür ( mn, Тогоонтөмөр; Mongolian script: ; ; 25 May 1320 – 23 May 1370), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Huizong of Yuan () bestowed by the Northern Yuan dynasty and by his posthumous ...

( 1333–1370) **

Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür Uskhal Khan ( Mongolian: Усгал; Mongolian script: ; ), also called the Last Lord of Northern Yuan () or by his era name the Tianyuan Emperor (), born Tögüs Temür (; ), was an emperor of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1378 to 13 ...

( 1378–1388) ** Yesün Temür ( 1323–1328) **

Öljei Temür Khan Öljei Temür Khan ( mn, Өлзийтөмөр хаан ; ), born Bunyashiri (, sa, प्रज्ञाश्री), (1379–1412) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1408 to 1412. He was a son of Elbeg Nigülesügchi ...

, ( 1408–1412) *

Köke Temür Köke Temür (; Mongolian: ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ, Köketemür, Хөхтөмөр; died 1375), sinicized name Wang Baobao (), was a prominent general of the Yuan dynasty of China. History He was born in Henan province. His paternal line ori ...

, a Yuan dynasty general *

Timur Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kü ...

(1336–1405), a Central Asian ruler also known as Tamerlane. * Timur II real name Neku Siyar (b. 1679d. 1723) was a (

De-facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...

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Mughal emperor The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled t ...

. * Bayan Temür (

King Gongmin of Goryeo Gongmin of Goryeo (23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374), also known by his Mongolian name, Bayan Temür., was 31st ruler of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374. He was the second son of King Chungsuk. Biography Early life Goryeo had been a semi-autonomou ...

) *

Khan Temir Khan Temir (before 1594 to 1637) was a steppe warlord and raider. He ruled the Budjak Horde in what is now the southwestern corner of Ukraine (Budjak) along the Romanian border. Budjak is the southwesternmost corner of the Eurasian Steppe. He raid ...

( 1637), a Budjak Nogais ruler *

Timur Shah Durrani Timur Shah Durrani (; prs, ;), also known as Timur Shah Abdali or Taimur Shah Abdali (December 1746 – May 20, 1793) was the second ruler of the Afghan Durrani Empire, from November 1772 until his death in 1793. An ethnic Pashtun, he was the s ...

(1748–1793), an Afghan ruler

Modern

Temur Babluani Temur Babluani ( ka, თემურ ბაბლუანი) (born 20 March 1948) is a Georgian film director, script writer, and actor. Bebluani was born in the mountainous Svanetian village of Chaguri in the Georgian SSR. He graduated from ...

(born 1948), a Georgian film director *

Timur Beg Timur Beg ( ug, تیمور بیگ), also known as Timur Sijan (division general), was a Uighur rebel military leader in Xinjiang in 1933. He was involved in the 1933 Battle of Kashgar and participated before in Turpan Rebellion (1932). He asso ...

, (d. 1933), a Uyghur rebel leader *

Timur Bekmambetov Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (, ; ; born June 25, 1961) is a Russian-Kazakhstan, Kazakh film Film director, director, Film producer, producer, screenwriter, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic ''Night Watch (2004 fi ...

, Kazakh film and advertisement director *

Timur Dibirov Timur Magomedovich Dibirov (russian: Тимур Магомедович Дибиров; born 30 July 1983) is a Russian handball player who plays for RK Zagreb and the Russian national team. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, w ...

(born 1983), a Russian handball player *

Timur Dzhabrailov Timur Mamedovich Dzhabrailov (russian: Тимур Мамедович Джабраилов; born 5 August 1973) is a retired Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and N ...

, Russian footballer *

Timur Gareev Timur Gareyev (sometimes spelled ''Gareev''; born March 3, 1988) is an Uzbeki-American chess grandmaster. He was born in Tashkent to Tatar parents. Gareyev was a part of the University of Texas at Brownsville's chess team from August 2005 to Au ...

, Uzbekistani chess player *

Timur Ibragimov Timur Ibragimov (Тимур Ибрагимов; born January 15, 1975) is an Uzbekistani former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012. As an amateur, he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Early years Ibragimov is from Uzbekistan. ...

, Uzbekistani boxer *

Temur Iakobashvili Temuri Yakobashvili ( ka, თემურ იაკობაშვილი, also transliterated as Temur Iakobashvili) (born September 3, 1967) is a Georgia (country), Georgian political scientist, diplomat, and politician, serving as State Mini ...

(born 1967), Georgian politician and diplomat * Temur Juraev (born 1984), Uzbekistani football player * Timur Kapadze, Uzbekistani footballer *

Temur Ketsbaia Temuri Ketsbaia ( ka, თემურ ქეცბაია; born 18 March 1968) is a Georgian former professional football player and current manager. He is the current manager of the Cyprus national team. Club career After beginning his prof ...

(born 1968), Georgian football player and manager *

Timur Kuran Timur Kuran is a Turkish-American economist and political scientist, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. His work spans economics, political science, history, and law. ...

, American academic * Timur Yunusov, Russian singer *

Timur Miroshnychenko Timur Valeriyovych Miroshnychenko ( Ukrainian: Тімур Валерійович Мірошниченко) (born 9 March 1986) is a Ukrainian TV presenter for the channel UA:PBC. He was the host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 toget ...

, a Ukrainian TV presenter * Timur Mutsurayev (born 1976), Chechen singer and bard *

Timur Taymazov Tymur Taymazov (Russian/ ua, Тимур Таймазов, os, Таймазты Барисы фырт Тимур, born 8 September 1970) is a former Ossetian-Ukrainian weightlifter, Olympic champion and two time World Champion. He was born in No ...

(born 1970), a Ukrainian weightlifter * Timur Kulibayev, Kazakh billionaire *

Teimour Radjabov Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; az, Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov, ; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster, ranked number 18 in the world A former child prodigy, he earned the title of Grandmaste ...

(born 1987), an Azerbaijani chess player * Timur Rodriguez, Russian showman, singer, TV and radio personality *

Timur Selçuk Timur Selçuk (2 July 1946 – 6 November 2020) was a Turkish composer, pianist, singer and conductor. Biography One of the greatest Turkish composers, Timur Selçuk was the son of Turkish neo-classical music composer Münir Nurettin Selçuk ...

, Turkish musician * Timur Tekkal, German rugby union player * Timur Yanyali, Turkish footballer * Tamoor Hussain, American journalist

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* Timur (disambiguation) * Amur and Timur, a tiger and goat in Russia *

Bar Timor Bar Timor (בר טימור; born March 2, 1992) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Israeli national team. Professional career Timor was the Israeli Super ...

(born 1992), Israeli basketball player * Daramyn Tömör-Ochir *

Minarti Timur Minarti Timur (; 24 March 1968) is a former Indonesian badminton player who is affiliated with PB Djarum since 1987. Career Though she won women's singles at the 1990 Dutch Open, Minarti was primarily a doubles player, particularly excelling i ...

, Chinese-Indonesian badminton player * Mahmut Temür, (born 1989) a German football player {{given name Mongolian given names Turkic masculine given names Kazakh masculine given names Russian masculine given names

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