Tamara

Hebrew
"date palm tree"

Tamara Origin and Meaning

The name Tamara is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "date palm tree".

Adding a final a to Tamar lends it a more sensual Slavic tone, making it a more popular choice than the original.

# 908 in the US

Tamara Rank in US Top 1000

# 1137 on Nameberry

Tamara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Tamara Popularity

Famous People Named Tamara

  • Tamara the Greatmedieval Georgian ruler
  • Tamara BraunAmerican actress
  • Tamara FeldmanAmerican actress
  • Tamara de LempickaPolish artist
  • Tamara KarsavinaRussian ballerina
  • Tamara McKinneyAmerican skier
  • Tamara Baldwindaughter of Led Zeppelin rocker John Paul Jones
  • Tamara FilipovicSerbian singer
  • Tamara EcclestoneBritish/Croatian TV personality
  • Tamara BuciuceanuRomanian actress
  • Tamara TaylorCanadian actress
  • Tamara JenkinsAmerican screenwriter, actress and director
  • Tamara Semyonovna TsereteliGeorgian singer
  • Tamara Gee (Tamara Diane TimmerGołębiewska) aka Isis Gee, American,Polish singer
  • Charlie Tamara Tulip O'Connelldaughter of American actor Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn
  • Tamara danz : german front women of a band called silly She died in breast cancer in 1996 43 years old

Tamara in Pop Culture

  • "Tamara Drewe" comic strip by Posy Simmonds and 2010 film
  • Tamara Kaplancharacter on MTV's "Awkward."
  • Tamara Donnercharacter in "The Sims 3" computer game
  • Tamara "Tammy" Swanson aka Tammy ZeroRon Swanson's mother on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
  • Tamara Roxanne Hatchercharacter in Judy Blume's "Fudge" series