Gender Feminine
Usage Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & History
Means "date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King David. She was raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading to his murder by her brother Absalom. The name was borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia who presided over the kingdom at the peak of its power.
Related Names
VariantTamara(Georgian)
Other Languages & CulturesTamara(Belarusian) Thamar, Themar(Biblical Greek) Thamar(Biblical Latin) Tamara(Croatian) Tamara(Czech) Tamara(Dutch) Tamara, Tamra, Tamera, Tami, Tammara, Tammi, Tammie, Tammy(English) Tamara(Hungarian) Tamara(Italian) Tamāra(Latvian) Tamara(Lithuanian) Tamara(Macedonian) Tamara(Polish) Tamara, Toma(Russian) Tamara(Serbian) Tamara(Slovak) Tamara(Slovene) Tamara(Spanish) Tamara(Ukrainian)
Popularity
People think this name is
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Entry updated May 29, 2020