Tamara (name)
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"Tamara" is a Russian variant of the Biblical name "Tamar", meaning "palm tree". Tamara translates to Malayalam as "Lotus flower". Tamara also translates to Sanskrit as "spice". Variations include Tamra, Tamera, and Tamora. In North America Tamara is pronounced Tam-uh-ruh or Tuh-mare-uh; in the United Kingdom and Australia it's sometimes pronounced as Tuh-mahr-uh; and in Russia Taw-mahr-uh. In Arabic it is prounounced Tah-mad-ah.
The name was popular in the United States during the second half of the 20th Century, peaking in the 1970s. In Eastern European countries like Russia, Croatia, Serbia and the Czech Republic it has been a common name for centuries. In Australia it was very popular during the 1980s and early 1990s. In Republic of Georgia the name Tamar has been popular since Queen Tamar XII AD. The most common nickname for Tamara is Tammy or Tam, but other nicknames exist, such as Toma in Russia, Mara, Tama, or even Tara or Tamzel or Taha.
[edit] Women named Tamara
- Tamara Braun, American soap opera actress
- Tamra Davis, American film director
- Tammy Faye, American televangelist and reality tv star
- Tamara Karsavina, Russian ballerina
- Tamara Larrea, Cuban beach volleyball player
- Tamara de Lempicka, Polish art deco painter
- Tamara McKinney, American skiier
- Tamara Mello, American actress
- Tamera Mowry, American actress
- Tamara Taylor, Canadian actress
- Tamara Todevska, Macedonian pop singer
- Tamara Witmer, Playboy model
[edit] See also
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Tamara Almond
