Or (name)

Or is a Hebrew-language name (Hebrew: אור), meaning "light, brilliance". It may be both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Or Eitan (born 1981), Israeli basketball player
Or Goren (born 1956), Israeli basketball player
Or Paz (born 1988), Israeli comedian
Or Sasson (born 1990), Israeli Olympic judoka
Or Tokayev (born 1979), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast
Or (monk) (died c. 390), Egyptian Christian monk

Surname

Amir Or, Israeli writer
Theodor Or Israeli lawyer, Israeli Supreme Court Justice, namesake of the Or Commission
Tomer Or (born 1978), Israeli Olympic fencer
Shamrit Or (born 1945), Israeli songwriter, recipient of Kinor David and ACUM Prize awards
Yosef Or (1904-1984), Israeli translator, recipient of the Tchernichovsky Prize (1951)

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