The story behind Timur
From Turkish Timur and other languages, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).
Pronunciation
US: /tɪˈmʊəɹ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- UK: /tiːˈmʊə/
Popularity
Timur ranked #2639 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Timur
Tahar
Borrowed from Arabic طَهَر (ṭahar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tamar
From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Teodor
Borrowed from Latin Theodōrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), from θεός (theós, “god”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”). Learned borrowing from Latin Theodōrus,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Thamar
A female given name from Hebrew. A less common spelling of Tamar.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Theodor
A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Theodore.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tibor
Derived from Latin Tiberius. From Latin Tiberius. Derived from Latin Tiberius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Timur
Effendi
Borrowed from Banjarese Effendi, from Turkish efendi.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Erdoğan
Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Erdoğan.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Leya
Borrowed from Turkish Leya and Arabic لَيْيَا (layyā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Timur
Ajxhan
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آیجان (Aycan). Compare Turkish Aycan, Kyrgyz Айжан (Ayjan), Kazakh Айжан (Ayjan).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aydin
From Turkish Aydın, from Ottoman Turkish آیدین (Aydın) named for Aydin Mehmet Bey, from آیدین (aydın, “light; clarity; shining; bright; enlightened, educated, intelligent”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bajram
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بیرام (bayrâm) (Modern Turkish bayram).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length