Gender Feminine
Scripts Тамара(Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian) თამარა(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. /tɐ.ˈma.rə/(Russian) /ˈta.ma.ra/(Czech, Slovak) /ta.ˈma.ra/(Polish, Italian) /ˈtɒ.mɒ.rɒ/(Hungarian) /tə.ˈmæɹ.ə/(English) /tə.ˈmɑɹ.ə/(English) /ˈtæm.ə.ɹə/(English) /ta.ˈma.ɾa/(Spanish) /tɐ.mɐ.ˈrɐ/(Lithuanian) /tʰa.mar/(Georgian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Russian form of Tamar. Russian performers such as Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), Tamara Drasin (1905-1943), Tamara Geva (1907-1997) and Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) introduced it to the English-speaking world. It rapidly grew in popularity in the United States starting in 1957. Another famous bearer was the Polish cubist painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980).

Related Names

VariantsTamera, Tamra, Tammara(English) Tamar(Georgian)
DiminutivesToma(Russian) Tami, Tammi, Tammie, Tammy(English)
Other Languages & CulturesTamar(Biblical) Thamar, Themar(Biblical Greek) Tamar(Biblical Hebrew) Thamar(Biblical Latin) Tamar(Hebrew) Tamāra(Latvian)
Same SpellingTamāra
User SubmissionsTámara, Tamara

Popularity

People think this name is

formal   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex  

Name Days

Croatia: September 1
Czechia: June 3
France: May 1
Hungary: December 29
Poland: June 3
Russia: April 28
Russia: May 2
Slovakia: January 26

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Entry updated April 23, 2024