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Hi, I know that Timur or Taimur means Iron but Im just not sure its in mongolian. I think it means Iron in turkish because somebody told me that Timur Lenk was from a tribe that spoke a language from the turkish family. Have you ever heard of this? Im not really sure of this. Could someone tell me more on this subject. Thanks

Thank u so much for letting me know!! (... now I just need to know the meaning of a dream in which a person named Taimur appears!!)

Well, well! Just like Stalin (= Steel). I wonder if it really was his name, or if he adopted it to fit his image.

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I've seen him referred to as Timur the Lame in old histories. Does Lenk mean: chieftain, or is it part of his name? (I assume that the Lame bit is a false etymology - am I right?)