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What does Tammy mean?
Tammy 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced TAM-mee. It is of English and Aramaic origin, and the meaning of Tammy is "twin". Short form of Thomasina and Tamara. Actress Tammy Grimes; singer Tammy Wynette; evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
STARTS WITH Ta-
Variations
VARIANTS Tam, Tami▼, Tamie, Tamilyn, Tamlyn, Tammee, Tammey, Tammi▼, Tammie▼, Tammiejo
OTHER FORMS VIA TAMARA, THOMASINA Tama, Tamar, Tamary, Tamera▼, Tamma, Tammara, Tamora, Tamra▼, Tamrah, Tamryn, Thamar, Toma, Tommi, Tommie▼, Tommy, Tommye
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Tomy, ..
(male) Tamby, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Tammy Ellia (T.E.), ..
How popular is Tammy?
Tammy is a very prominent first name for females (#75 out of 4276, Top 2%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Tammy entered the list in 1940-1949 and reached its top position of #13 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Tamara (#1797 LAST YEAR), Kami, Tammie, Tommy, Tommie, Thomasina, Tamra, Tammey, Tammi, Tama, Tammara, Tamie, Tami, Tamera, Tamar and Tommye are the prominent alternative forms of Tammy. Other variants, like Thamar, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Tammy reached its highest in the 1960s (USAGE OF 1.55%) and is now significantly lower (USAGE 0.01%, DOWN 100%), with forms like Tammy going out of style.
Similar Names
Tammy▼ is pronounced similarly to Taima, Taimah, Timmey, Timmi and Timmie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cammy, Carmy, Emmy▲, Jaimy, Jemmy, Kimmy, Pammy, Remmy, Tabby, Tacey, Tacy, Taffy, Tally, Talma, Tamsyn, Tandy, Taney, Tansy, Tavy and Tawny. These names tend to be less commonly used than Tammy.
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