Tamara
English
Etymology
Of Slavic origin, mainly from Russian Тама́ра (Tamára), name of a 12th-century saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, cognate with English biblical Tamar, from Hebrew תמר (tāmār, “date palm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (US) /tɑmɑɹə/, /təmæɹə/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /təmɛɹə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Tamara
- A female given name from Hebrew, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.
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- Best Version Media shared a statement about the death of Tamara Durand, the wife of the executive chairman and founder, Dave Durand.
Related terms
Translations
female given name
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Proper noun
Tamara (definite accusative Tamaranı, plural Tamaralar)
- a transliteration of the Russian female given name Тама́ра (Tamára)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtamara]
Proper noun
Tamara f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Tamara
Declension
Declension of Tamara (hard feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tamara | Tamary |
| genitive | Tamary | Tamar |
| dative | Tamaře | Tamarám |
| accusative | Tamaru | Tamary |
| vocative | Tamaro | Tamary |
| locative | Tamaře | Tamarách |
| instrumental | Tamarou | Tamarami |
Faroese
Proper noun
Tamara f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Tamara: Tamaruson
- daughter of Tamara: Tamarudóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Tamara |
| accusative | Tamaru |
| dative | Tamaru |
| genitive | Tamaru |
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Тама́ра (Tamára).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tamara f (genitive Tamaras or Tamara)
- a female given name
Latvian
Etymology
Variant of Tamāra.
Proper noun
Tamara f
- a female given name
- a transliteration of the Russian female given name Тама́ра (Tamára)
Related terms
References
- [2] Population Register of Latvia: Tamara was the only given name of 1409 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈma.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈma.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐˈma.ɾɐ/
Proper noun
Tamara f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Tamara
Romanian
Proper noun
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Tamara f
- a female given name
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tǎmara/
Proper noun
Tàmara f (Cyrillic spelling Та̀мара)
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Tamara
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tamara | Tamare |
| genitive | Tamare | Tamara |
| dative | Tamari | Tamarama |
| accusative | Tamaru | Tamare |
| vocative | Tamaro | Tamare |
| locative | Tamari | Tamarama |
| instrumental | Tamarom | Tamarama |
Further reading
- “Tamara”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtamara/
Proper noun
Tamara f
- a female given name
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tamara | Tamary |
| genitive | Tamary | Tamár |
| dative | Tamare | Tamarám |
| accusative | Tamaru | Tamary |
| locative | Tamare | Tamarách |
| instrumental | Tamarou | Tamarami |
Further reading
- “Tamara”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈmaɾa/ [t̪aˈma.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: Ta‧ma‧ra
Proper noun
Tamara f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Tamar or Tamara