Quick answer
Timur is a boy name with Turkic and Mongol roots meaning "iron".
Pronunciation: Russian /tʲɪ.ˈmur/; American English /tɪ.ˈmʊɹ/; British English /tɪ.ˈmʊə/.
Meaning and history
This name comes from the Turkic and Mongol name Temür meaning "iron". This was the name of several Mongol, Turkic and Yuan leaders. A notable bearer was Timur, also known as Tamerlane (from Persian تیمور لنگ (Tīmūr e Lang) meaning "Timur the lame"), a 14th-century Turkic leader who conquered large areas of western Asia.
Notes and context
Usage: tatar, chechen, kazakh, uzbek, turkish, russian, history | Tatar: Тимур; Mongolian Cyrillic: Төмөр