Tamāra

See also: tamara, Tamara, tamará, and tâmara

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. Ultimately from Hebrew תמר (tāmār, “date palm”). Cognate with English Tamara.

Proper noun

Tamāra f

1. Tamar (Biblical figure)
2. a female given name
3. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Тама́ра (Tamára).

Related terms

• Māra
• Tamara

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Tamāra was the only given name of 7412 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.