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Tamar
Say it: TAY-mar
Meaning
Hebrew Tamar, 'date palm'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in modern Israel; its form Tamara spread through Georgia and Russia after Queen Tamar.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1970s
In the United States
- 6,662 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 1977, about 1 in 11,500 girls
- 65 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Tamara
| Russian | Tamara |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Tamara |
| Italian | Tamara |
| French | Thamar |
| Hebrew | Tamar |
| Georgian | Tamar |
Famous bearers
- Tamar, daughter-in-law of Judah in Genesis
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.