Tamar

Tamar means "date" (as in the fruit) or "date palm", not palm tree in general. [noted -ed]

In response to those who think of the biblical origins of Tamar as tragic, I must disagree. While the first Tamar was put in a bad situation by the men in her life, she took matters into her own hands and fixed it. I find it to be a story of a strong woman standing up for herself and her rights. As for the second Tamar, as someone already noted, she would have been a direct descendant of the first one, so it would have been normal for her to have been named after her. (Anyone else have a middle or first name after family?)

Tamar is one of several British rivers whose ancient name is assumed to be derived from a prehistoric river word apparently meaning "dark flowing" and which it shares with the River Thames.

"Tamar" is also the word for the fruit of the palm tree, in other words "date".

Tamar was also a virgin goddess of ancient Georgia in eastern Europe. She was connected with the sky, the weather, and the seasons.