[Opinions] Tamara
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I like tah-MAH-rah better than tə-MAHR-ə. It is an ok name. I think it depends on the person who has it-it can go either elegant or trashy imo.
I think of the TV show 'Sister Sister' when I hear this name. That's not a bad thing for me, just something I notice first thing. NN Tammy is okay, but I tend to associate it with baby boomers, so it's hard to imagine a young girl being called Tammy for me.
Tamar looks kind of masculine to me though, not obviously masculine like Elliot or James, abotu as masculine as something more unisex like Rory.
Tamar looks kind of masculine to me though, not obviously masculine like Elliot or James, abotu as masculine as something more unisex like Rory.
The one I knew (way back in elementary school) was too stuck-up and popular for my liking, so the association's not-so-great. She was a ta-MARE-uh, so that's the pronunciation I'm familiar with. ta-MAIR-uh sounds even snootier to me. And Tamar sounds really harsh and gutteral. And isn't there an unfortunate Bible story about Tamar. Or maybe I'm confusing her with someone else...
In any case, not much positive to say on this front. Sorry.
In any case, not much positive to say on this front. Sorry.
I'm with you in that I'm not into Tammy but I sure like Tamara (pr. tah-MAR-uh, not tah-MARE-uh). That's my main problem with the name. It (or rather Tammy) is dated and everyone seems to want to pronounce it differently. Re: Tamar, I want to like it, but I don't care for the stress on the 'mar' part.
I'm interested to see what everyone thinks since I think it's an awesome name.
I'm interested to see what everyone thinks since I think it's an awesome name.
(laughs)
I remember that book. It was hilarious!
I remember that book. It was hilarious!
I feel EXACTLY the same way. I would most likely use Tamar as a MN because, while I love Tamara, I so dislike Tammy, I don't think I could or would ever use it.
It's such a shame too. Tamara is very lovely. I think the reason I dislike Tammy so much is because I have never met one that I like (except here on BTN!) and because it is not nearly as beautiful as Tamara or Tamar...
It's such a shame too. Tamara is very lovely. I think the reason I dislike Tammy so much is because I have never met one that I like (except here on BTN!) and because it is not nearly as beautiful as Tamara or Tamar...