Meaning & Origin
A surname.
Shamir is a boy's and girl's baby name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'diamond' or 'sharp thorn,' from the Hebrew shamir — a mythological worm or stone said to have the power to cut through the hardest materials. It appears in the Talmud and was used to cut the stones of the Temple without iron tools.
The shamir of Jewish legend was a miracle substance that could cleave through diamond — it represents the power to cut through what seems impossible. As a name, Shamir carries both the hardness of diamond and the mystery of miraculous cutting — a name for someone who can do what others believe cannot be done.