Tamara
Meaning of Tamara
Tamara sweeps in on a warm desert breeze, her roots planted firmly in the Hebrew word for the “date palm,” a tree prized for its sweetness and its stubborn will to thrive. Adopted by Russian storytellers (tah-MAH-ruh) and later embraced by English speakers (tuh-MAIR-uh), she carries an enticing blend of cosmopolitan flair and down-to-earth charm. Art Deco darling Tamara de Lempicka lends the name an artist’s mystique, while modern actresses and athletes keep it shining in the limelight. In the United States, Tamara hit her stride in the 1970s—peaking in the Top 100—then drifted gracefully off the super-popular path; today she sits around #835, rare enough to feel like a hidden gem yet familiar enough to pronounce without a stumble. With easy nicknames like Tammy, Tam and Mara, Tamara offers parents a name that’s as resilient as a palm in the sun and as sweet as its fruit—proof that classic beauty never goes out of style.
Pronunciation
Russian
- Pronunced as tah-MAH-ruh (/tɑ.ˈma.ru/)
English
- Pronunced as tuh-MAIR-uh (/tə.ˈmɑr.ə/)
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Notable People Named Tamara
| Tamara de Lempicka was a Polish painter, working in France and the United States, who became famous for her sleek Art Deco portraits of the wealthy and her stylized nudes. |
| Tamara Karsavina was a celebrated Russian prima ballerina with the Imperial Russian Ballet and Diaghilev's Ballets Russes who later helped found modern British ballet. |
| Tamara Rojo is a Spanish ballet star who danced with The Royal Ballet and led English National Ballet before becoming artistic director of San Francisco Ballet in 2022. |
| Tamara Mellon is a British fashion entrepreneur who co-founded Jimmy Choo and later launched her own namesake luxury footwear brand in 2016. |
| Tamara Johnson-George - Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George is an American singer and rapper best known as a member of the R&B trio Sisters with Voices. |
| Tamara Wilson is an acclaimed American soprano celebrated for her Verdi and Wagner heroines, a Richard Tucker Award winner who has starred at the world's great opera houses since 2007. |
| Tamara Tunie is an American actress best known for playing medical examiner Melinda Warner on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and attorney Jessica Griffin on As the World Turns. |
| Tamara Vrooman is a Canadian business leader who ran Vancity Credit Union before becoming CEO of Vancouver International Airport and chancellor of Simon Fraser University. |
| Tamara Ecclestone is an English model and TV personality and the daughter of former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. |
| Tamara Taylor is a Canadian actress best known for playing forensic chief Dr. Camille Saroyan on Bones and for her roles in Agents of SHIELD and Law and Order Organized Crime. |
| Tamara Ingram OBE is a British businesswoman who chairs The 10 Group and Asthma and Lung UK while serving on the boards of Marks and Spencer, Intertek and Marsh McLennan. |
| Tamara Barnett-Herrin is an English singer and songwriter known for her vocals on Freeform Five's 2005 album Strangest Things and her collaborative online project Calendar Songs from 2008. |
| Former WNBA and European pro Tamara Moore made history as the only female head coach of a men's college basketball team at Mesabi Range College in Minnesota. |
| Tamara Oudyn is an Australian TV presenter and reporter. |
