Ofir
Hebrew for gold, borrowed from Ophir, a distant land that shipped the metal to King Solomon. Just over 200 Poles carry it today, given to boys and girls in near-equal measure.
Ofir Pronunciation
Ofir is pronounced O-feer (/ˈɔfir/).
What Ofir means
Where Ofir comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Ofir comes from Hebrew, and its short meaning is plain: gold. The word points back to a place before it points to a person. In the Hebrew Bible, Ophir is a distant land that shipped gold to King Solomon, so the meaning arrived by way of geography. A country famous for its metal lent its name to the metal, and then to the child.
The Jewish association is direct. Among Hebrew names, Ofir sits near Paz, "fine gold," and Zohar, "radiance," names tied to brightness and precious things. It has no diminutive here and no separate feminine or masculine form. Ofir is Ofir.
On a Polish class register, the name would stand out among the Zuzannas and Antonis. A teacher reading it at the urząd or down a school corridor meets a spelling that stays put, four letters, no soft ending to trip over. What the name hands a child is old and specific: a Hebrew word for gold, borrowed long ago from the land of Ophir.
How many people are named Ofir
1 in 160498 men in Poland is named Ofir. 209 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2169 among male names.
Ofir's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.