indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location & ornamental)
Usage Hebrew
Scripts שָׁמִיר(Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsShamiyr, Shameir, Shahmir, Shammir, Shaamir, Shameer, Shamier, Shamyer, Schamir, Schamirr, Shamirr, Szamir, Szamier
Meaning & History
Derived from Hebrew שָׁמִיר (shamiyr) meaning "thorn, briar, thistle" or "flint, diamond, emery, adamant". It was borne by the Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012), whose birth name was either Yitzhak Yezernitsky or Icchak Jaziernicki.