Zamir is both a given name and surname multiple origins in Jewish, Arabic, Albanian, and Russian culture.
In Hebrew, Zamir (Hebrew: זמיר) is a transliteration of , meaning "singer" (rarely, for a male singer with a high pitched voice) or "nightingale." In Arabic, Zamir () means "heart" or "conscience". This is properly transliterated as Ḍamīr but commonly appears as Zamir, Zameer, Damir, or Dameer. Among Albanians, Zamir is a male given name which means "good voice." Its feminine form is Zamira. In Russian, Zamir (Russian: Замир) means "for peace."
Jewish surname
Zvi Zamir (born 1925), soldier and espionage chief
Yitzhak Zamir (born 1931), judge
Hagai Zamir (born 1951), paralympic champion
Daniel Zamir (born 1981), saxophonist
Anat Zamir (1962–2018), actress and model
Asaf Zamir (born 1980), Israeli politician
Muslim given name
Zamir Jafri (1916 – 1999), Pakistani poet
Zamir Niazi (1932 - 2004), Pakistani journalist
Zamir Ali Badayuni (1941 – 2003), Pakistani writer
Zameer Sattaur (born 1963), Guyanese-American imam and teacher
Zamir Kabulov (born 1954), Russian diplomat
Zameer Rizvi (born 1981), Pakistani-Canadian singer and musician
Muhd Zameer Zainun (born 1990), Malaysian footballer
Zameer Ahmed Khan, Indian politician
See also
Zamir (disambiguation)