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Name Tamako
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 玉子, 珠子, 球子, 多満子, 多摩子, 多磨子, 多真子 (kanji), たま子 (kanji/hiragana), たまこ (hiragana), タマコ (katakana)
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Meaning & History
This name can be used to combine 玉 (gyoku, tama, tama-, -dama) meaning "gem, jewel," 珠 (shu, tama) with, pretty much, the same meanings as 玉 or 球 (kyu, tama) meaning "ball" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child."
Other ways to write 'Tama' include using phonetic characters or using 2 kanji, like 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much" and 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu, ma) meaning "full, fulfill, satisfy," 摩 (ma, sa.suru, su.ru, ma.suru) meaning "chafe, grind, polish, rub," 磨 (ma, su.ru, miga.ku) meaning "brush, grind, improve, polish," or 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "real, true."
Other ways to write 'Tama' include using phonetic characters or using 2 kanji, like 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much" and 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu, ma) meaning "full, fulfill, satisfy," 摩 (ma, sa.suru, su.ru, ma.suru) meaning "chafe, grind, polish, rub," 磨 (ma, su.ru, miga.ku) meaning "brush, grind, improve, polish," or 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "real, true."