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Tamāra

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See also: tamara, Tamara, tamará, and tâmara

Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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Tamāra f

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

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  • 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.