Teymouri as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Teymouri

What is the meaning of the name Teymouri ?

The baby name Teymouri is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /teɪˈmuːri/ — 'TAY-MOO-ree'.

Teymouri is Persian in Origin.

Teymouri is a Persian patronymic formed from Teymour (تیمور), the Persian rendering of the Turkic name Timur, from temür/temir ‘iron.’ The suffix -i marks relation or descent, so Teymouri literally means ‘of Teymour’ or ‘Timurid,’ and by extension ‘iron-like, strong.’ Most common as a surname across Iran and Afghanistan, it is occasionally adopted as a given name in contemporary usage, including among the diaspora.

The root name gained renown through the 14th–15th‑century ruler Timur, remembered in the West as Tamerlane, and spread widely in Persianate and Turkic cultures. Related variants include Teymour, Taymour, Taimur, Timur, Temur/Temür; surname forms include Teymoury, Teymori, Timouri, and Taimouri. With echoes of the Timurid artistic flowering at Samarkand and Herat, Teymouri conveys strength, leadership, and cultural refinement grounded in its ‘iron’ etymology.

⚙ Teymouri is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 5 recorded uses of it, from 2 countries.