Tamerlan
Chechen · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Tamerlan
The name 'Tamerlan' means "iron Timur" or "Timur the Lame," derived from the Persian-Turkic elements *Timur* (iron) and *lang* (lame).
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Etymology
The name 'Tamerlan' means "iron Timur" or "Timur the Lame," derived from the Persian-Turkic elements *Timur* (iron) and *lang* (lame). It is used primarily in Turkic, Persian, and Islamic cultures, famously referring to the 14th-century Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), founder of the Timurid Empire.
Tamerlan currently ranks #13,907 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2018.
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