Tamara
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
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”).
=== Pronunciation ===
enPR: təmärʹə, təmărʹə, tămʹərə
(without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /təˈmɑɹə/, /təˈmæɹə/, /ˈtæməɹə/
(Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /təˈmɑɹə/, /təˈmɛɹə/, /ˈtæməɹə/
Rhymes: -ɑːɹə, -æɹə, -æməɹə
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara
A female given name from Hebrew, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.
==== Related terms ====
Tamar
nonstandard spellings: Tamarah, Tamera, Tamra
pet forms: Tammi, Tammie, Tammy
==== Translations ====
=== References ===
Mike Campbell (1996–2026), “Tamara”, in Behind the Name, Victoria, British Columbia.
=== Anagrams ===
tarama
== Azerbaijani ==
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara (definite accusative Tamaranı, plural Tamaralar)
a transliteration of the Russian female given name Тама́ра (Tamára)
== Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈtamara]
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara f
a female given name, equivalent to English Tamara
==== Declension ====
== Faroese ==
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara f
a female given name
==== Usage notes ====
Matronymics
son of Tamara: Tamaruson
daughter of Tamara: Tamarudóttir
==== Declension ====
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Russian Тама́ра (Tamára).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara f (genitive Tamaras or Tamara)
a female given name
== Latvian ==
=== Etymology ===
Variant of Tamāra.
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara f
a female given name
a transliteration of the Russian female given name Тама́ра (Tamára)
==== Related terms ====
Tamāra
=== References ===
[2] Population Register of Latvia: Tamara was the only given name of 1409 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara f
a female given name, equivalent to English Tamara
== Romanian ==
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara f
a female given name
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tǎmara/
=== Proper noun ===
Tàmara f (Cyrillic spelling Та̀мара)
a female given name
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“Tamara”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026
== Slovak ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtamara/
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara f
a female given name
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“Tamara”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /taˈmaɾa/ [t̪aˈma.ɾa]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: Ta‧ma‧ra
=== Proper noun ===
Tamara f
a female given name, equivalent to English Tamar or Tamara