Nir (name) explained

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

• Nia (given name)
• NIR (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nir: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names. nameberry.com. en-US. 2019-05-22.