Tamāra
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew תמר (tāmār, “date palm”). Cognate with English Tamara.
Proper noun
Tamāra f
- Tamar (Biblical figure)
- a female given name.
Usage notes
This name is also used as the transliteration of the Russian female given name Тамара (Tamara).