Tamara

\ta.ma.ʁa\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of Russian origin, first recorded around Siècle à préciser.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginRussian
First recordedSiècle à préciser
Pronunciation\ta.ma.ʁa\

Origin and meaning

Of Slavic origin, mainly from Russian Тама́ра (Tamára), name of a 12th-century saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, cognate with English biblical Tamar, from Hebrew תמר (tāmār, “date palm”).

Where it is mostly given

  • United States
  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Austria
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Romania

Around the world

  • RussianТамара

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