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in reply to a message by shaffer40
How do you pronounce your name? Tamara as it is usually said today (TAM-ruh or TAM-uh-ruh) would not likely be misheard as Mary or Mara. Do you say tuh-MARE-uh?
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In the US, at least in most regions I have lived in a visited, its pronounced the latter way "Tuh-MARE-uh." Tamara Mowry is a celebrity with the name pronounced in that way, but she was born in Germany to American parents.
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Interesting...maybe there are regional variations. My husband and I between us thought of four Tamaras we've known in Southern California over the years, and they were all TAM-ra. Never heard of a tuh-MARE-uh.
This message was edited 7/20/2014, 5:20 PM
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I have also heard Tam-ruh, but I believe its a more European pronunciation. I think its sort of like Tara pronounced the Gone With the Wind (Tarr-uh) way and Tara pronounced as Tare-uh. The former is definitely more Irish-European while the latter has an American flair.
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I've known an English and a German Tamara and they both pronounced it tə MAHR ə (yup, a bit like tə MAH toe). This is the only pronunciation I've ever come across.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erEsHVciJSo
You can hear it being said here. Some people say "Tuh-meer-uh" as well.
You can hear it being said here. Some people say "Tuh-meer-uh" as well.
This message was edited 7/26/2014, 4:17 AM
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