Tamara - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Tamara \t(a)-ma-ra\ is pronounced TAM-a-rah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "date palm". Russian variant of Tamar. Biblical: Tamar was a daughter of King David and sister to Absalom. See also Mara and Tara. Skiing champion Tamara McKinney; author Tama Janowitz.

Tamara has 18 variant forms: Tama, Tamar, Tamarah, Tamarra, Tamary, Tamera, Tamma, Tammara, Tammi, Tammy, Tamora, Tamra, Tamrah, Tamryn, Thamar, Thamara, Thamarra and Thamera.

Baby names that sound like Tamara are Damara, Temira, Timora and Temora.

Tamara is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Tamara. Compare Tamara with related baby names.