Or is a Hebrew-language name (), meaning "light, brilliance". It may be both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Or Eitan
Or Eitan (; born November 9, 1981) is an Israeli former basketball player. He was named to the 2006 Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet.
Biography
He was born in Israel. Eitan is tall.
Eitan played the forward position. He played for Ch ...
(born 1981), Israeli basketball player
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Or Goren
Or Goren (; born October 20, 1956) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the shooting guard position. He scored the fifth-most career points in Israeli Basketball Premier League history, and also played for the Israeli national basket ...
(born 1956), Israeli basketball player
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Or Paz (born 1988), Israeli comedian
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Or Sasson
Or "Ori" Sasson (; born 18 August 1990) is a retired Israeli Olympic judoka. He won a bronze medal in the +100 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics and another one at the mixed team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was the se ...
(born 1990), Israeli Olympic judoka
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Or Tokayev (born 1979), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast
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Or (monk)
Or or OR may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* "O.R.", a 1974 episode of ''M*A*S*H''
* '' Or (My Treasure)'', a 2004 movie from Israel (''Or'' means "light" in Hebrew)
Music
* ''Or'' (album), a 2002 album by Golde ...
(died c. 390), Egyptian Christian monk
Surname
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Amir Or
Amir Or (; born 1956), is an Israelis, Israeli poet, novelist, and essayist whose works have been published in more than 50 languages. Levin, Lynn, "Israeli Poet Amir Or: A Conversation About Language, Myth, and the Soul" at the "Poetry Life and Ti ...
(born 1956), Israeli writer
* Israeli lawyer, Israeli Supreme Court Justice, namesake of the
Or Commission
The Or Commission (), fully the Commission of Inquiry into the Clashes Between Security Forces and Israeli Citizens in October 2000 (), was a panel of inquiry appointed by the Israeli government to investigate the events of October 2000 at the b ...
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Tomer Or
Tomer Or (; born September 26, 1978) is an Israeli foil fencer.
Early life
Or is Jewish, and was born in Haifa, Israel. He earned an LL.B. in Law and Business from the Interdisciplinary Center, in Herzliya, Israel.
Fencing career
Or began f ...
(born 1978), Israeli Olympic fencer
* (born 1945), Israeli songwriter, recipient of
Kinor David
Kinor David (lit: "David's Harp") is an annual Israeli cultural award.
History
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth presented the Kinor David Award from 1964 to 1986 for outstanding achievement in entertainment, theatre, film, music, and broa ...
and
ACUM Prize
The Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel (), known by the acronym ACUM (), is a non-profit copyright collective which engages in collective rights management for authors, poets, lyricists, composers, arrangers, and music p ...
awards
* (1904-1984), Israeli translator, recipient of the
Tchernichovsky Prize (1951)
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Hebrew-language surnames
Hebrew-language given names