Nir (name)
Nir is a male given name of Hebrew origin which means "plowed field". It is also used as a Hebraized surname. Examples of people with that name:Given name
- Nir Abergel, Israeli footballer
- Nir Alon, Israeli sculptor and an installation artist
- Nir Baram, Israeli author
- Nir Barkat, Israeli businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician
- Nir Barzilai, biologist
- Nir Berkovic, former Israeli footballer
- Nir Bitton, Israeli professional footballer
- Nir Brand, Israeli conductor, humanitarian, and musical performer
- Nir Cohen, Israeli retired basketball player
- Nir Davidovich, former Israeli goalkeeper
- Nir Felder, American jazz guitarist, composer, and songwriter
- Nir Friedman, Israeli professor
- Nir Hod, Israeli artist based in New York
- Nir Jacob Kaplan, Israeli actor, entertainer, and a radio presenter
- Nir Kabaretti, Israeli orchestra conductor
- Nir Klinger
- Nir Lax, Israeli footballer
- Nir Levine
- Nir Maimon, Israeli DJ
- Nir Malhi, Israeli martial arts teacher, founder of Cheng Ming Israel
- Nir Nachum, Israeli football player
- Nir Nakav, Israeli drummer
- Nir Poraz, Israeli Defence Forces captain
- Nir Rosen, American journalist and chronicler
- Nir Seroussi, music executive, producer, and songwriter
- Nir Shavit, Israeli computer scientist
- Nir Shaviv, Israeli‐American physics professor
- Nir Shental, Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
- Nir Sivilia, former Israeli footballer
- Nir Welgreen, former professional tennis player from Israel
- Nir Yaniv, Israeli musician, author and editor
- Nir Zidkyahu, studio-session drummer
- Nir Tibor, known as Dennis Lloyd, Israeli musician, producer, and songwriter
Surname
- Itzhak Nir, Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
- Shlomit Nir, Israeli Olympic swimmer