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Nir is a male given name of Hebrew origin which means "plowed field".[1] It is also used as a Hebraized surname. Examples of people with that name:

Given name

  • Nir Abergel (born 1990), Israeli footballer
  • Nir Alon (born 1964), Israeli sculptor and an installation artist
  • Nir Baram (born 1976), Israeli author
  • Nir Barkat (born 1959), Israeli businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician
  • Nir Barzilai, biologist
  • Nir Berkovic (born 1982), former Israeli footballer
  • Nir Bitton (born 1991), Israeli professional footballer
  • Nir Cohen (born 1981), Israeli retired basketball player
  • Nir Davidovich (born 1976), former Israeli goalkeeper
  • Nir Felder (born 1982), American jazz guitarist, composer, and songwriter
  • Nir Friedman (born 1967), Israeli professor
  • Nir Hod (born 1970), Israeli artist based in New York
  • Nir Jacob Kaplan (born 1989), Israeli actor, entertainer, and a radio presenter
  • Nir Kabaretti (born 1968), Israeli orchestra conductor
  • Nir Klinger (born 1966)
  • Nir Lax (born 1994), Israeli footballer
  • Nir Levine (born 1962), Israeli footballer and football manager
  • Nir Malhi (born 1955), Israeli martial arts teacher, founder of Cheng Ming Israel
  • Nir Nachum (born 1983), Israeli football player
  • Nir Nakav, Israeli drummer
  • Nir Rosen (born 1977), American journalist and chronicler
  • Nir Seroussi (born 1970), music executive, producer, and songwriter
  • Nir Shavit, Israeli computer scientist
  • Nir Shaviv (born 1972), Israeli‐American physics professor
  • Nir Shental (born 1969), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
  • Nir Sivilia (born 1975), former Israeli footballer
  • Nir Tibor (born 1993), known as Dennis Lloyd, Israeli musician, producer, and songwriter
  • Nir Welgreen (born 1976), former professional tennis player from Israel
  • Nir Yaniv (born 1972), Israeli musician, author and editor
  • Nir Yusim (born 1978), Israeli badminton player
  • Nir Zidkyahu (born 1967), studio-session drummer

Surname

  • Itzhak Nir (born 1940), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
  • Shlomit Nir (born 1952), Israeli Olympic swimmer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nir: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names". nameberry.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
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