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in reply to a message by Schezar
I've only ever heard this name prn TAM-a-ra, never ta-MARE-a. Are these regional prn's? I'm in TX, where are you?
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Tamar (the 'a' is superfluous)
I prefer ta-MAHR. I think that is the preferred for around here (Washington, DC metro area).
I prefer ta-MAHR. I think that is the preferred for around here (Washington, DC metro area).
This message was edited 3/12/2008, 3:59 PM
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I've only heard ta-MARE-a
And only in Jewish circles.
And only in Jewish circles.
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haha, I've never heard your way! They might be regional prn's. I'm not sure. I'm from British Columbia, Canada.
I've got a cousin named ta-MARE-a, and I know at least three others with that prn.
Hmmm...
I've got a cousin named ta-MARE-a, and I know at least three others with that prn.
Hmmm...
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I'm not sure what the nn would be here because none of the Tamaras I know go by nicknames. Samara goes by Mara though (prn MARE-a.)
On the page http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tamara, they show an IPA example of how Tamara is pronounced. I've no idea how to read that properly, so I went here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_chart_for_English and got this from it:
The upside down "e" = about
The "e" that looks like a reversed 3 = bed
The upside down "r" = run, very
Which... if I'm doing this right (?)... I think comes out to how I was saying it before. Or does it? I'm not good at this kind of thing! Maybe some other Canadians could post how they pronounce it? Anywho, I'm sure the name varies from area to area, so both are correct to each area. =D
Another interesting thing:
My mom's name is Nicola but she pronounces it ni-COLA, not NICK-o-la. But that's not a BC thing, that's an individual thing. She just thinks that since the word "cola" is in there, she should be pronouncing it like the word.
EDIT: Gah! The symbols aren't showing up! Oh well, if you click on the links you'll be able to see what I mean.
On the page http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tamara, they show an IPA example of how Tamara is pronounced. I've no idea how to read that properly, so I went here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_chart_for_English and got this from it:
The upside down "e" = about
The "e" that looks like a reversed 3 = bed
The upside down "r" = run, very
Which... if I'm doing this right (?)... I think comes out to how I was saying it before. Or does it? I'm not good at this kind of thing! Maybe some other Canadians could post how they pronounce it? Anywho, I'm sure the name varies from area to area, so both are correct to each area. =D
Another interesting thing:
My mom's name is Nicola but she pronounces it ni-COLA, not NICK-o-la. But that's not a BC thing, that's an individual thing. She just thinks that since the word "cola" is in there, she should be pronouncing it like the word.
EDIT: Gah! The symbols aren't showing up! Oh well, if you click on the links you'll be able to see what I mean.
This message was edited 3/12/2008, 10:07 AM
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Where I am...
I'm from Ontario, Canada and I also pronounce it ta-MARE-ah. I know several and a few do use the nickname Tammy. I don't think I know any Tamaras who use a different nickname. I have met an American called Tamra (TAM-ra), but that's the only experience I've had that's close to TAM-ar-ah.
I'm from Ontario, Canada and I also pronounce it ta-MARE-ah. I know several and a few do use the nickname Tammy. I don't think I know any Tamaras who use a different nickname. I have met an American called Tamra (TAM-ra), but that's the only experience I've had that's close to TAM-ar-ah.
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yeah, actually
two of the three Tamara's I know prn it in a condensed, Tamra-esque way. Probably all our Texan accents. :-)
two of the three Tamara's I know prn it in a condensed, Tamra-esque way. Probably all our Texan accents. :-)
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