Tamara
Hebrew
"date palm tree"
By Brynn McKeon
Updated Wed Nov 29 2023
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.
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Tamara Rank in US Top 1000
Tamara Popularity
- 1080Nameberry2023
- 742Unique2022
- 787England2021
- 197Germany2016
- 81Hungary2022
- 168Poland2020
- 30Estonia2022
- 332Mexico2021
20 Names Similar to Tamara
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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