Tamika

This name can mean 'many beautiful flower(s)' and 'many beautiful fragrance' and much more depending on the kanji in Japanese.

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Kanji: 多美花 and 多美香.

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It's a decent name by the way.

The name Tamika actually originates in Japan. And also, despite the fact that it appears to be a common "ghetto" name in America, it seems to have a different reputation in other countries. Let's not forget that America is not the only country and everything does not revolve around it.

Tamika means "nation" in Japanese language.

Contrary to what MaggieSimpson said, the word for 'nation' in Japanese is not Tamika. Rather, it's just tami (民/たみ). That kanji also means 'people.'

It is unlikely that Tamika has anything to do with "tamu". It is more likely just an African-American variation of Tamiko. If you check the SSA data you will see that in 1968, the first year both Tamiko and Tamika are among the top 1000, there were more Tamikos born than Tamikas. The name was probably introduced to the United States by the 1963 film _A Girl Named Tamiko_. This film, though about a Japanese woman falling in love with a White American man, was in many ways an anti-racism story. This appealed to African-Americans back in the 1960s, and some of them who saw the movie named daughters Tamiko because of it. The very title of the film of course would encourage this. In American accents, though, Tamiko easily can be mistaken for "Tamika", and since -a is a much more common ending for feminine names in English than -o is, African-American parents who heard the name outside of its film context assumed that "Tamika" was how it should be spelled.
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Since I wrote the above comment I've discovered that the name Tamiko was transmitted into the African-American community through a singer called Tamiko Jones who was popular just after the movie _A Girl Named Tamiko_ came out. She may well have adopted her name from the film, as her birth name was Barbara Ferguson. But this actually reinforces the idea that Tamika is really just an Americanized version of Tamiko.
(http://soulfuldetroit.com/web07-golden%20world/golden%20world%20story/45-gw-tamiko-jones.htm)
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