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Meaning & Origins
Russian: probably derived from the Hebrew name Tamar, from a vocabulary word meaning ‘date palm’, with the addition of the feminine suffix -a. The name Tamar is borne in the Bible by two female characters: the daughter-in-law of Judah, who is involved in a somewhat seamy story of sexual intrigue (Genesis 38), and a daughter of King David (2 Samuel 13), the full sister of Absalom, who is raped by her half-brother Amnon, for which Absalom kills him. It is rather surprising, therefore, that it should have given rise to such a popular given name. However, Absalom himself later has a daughter named Tamar, who is referred to as ‘a woman of a fair countenance’ (2 Samuel 14:27), and the name may derive its popularity from this reference. The name is now also used in the English-speaking world.
| 350th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Origin uncertain: perhaps a variant of Dutch or German Heyer or Heier, with excrescent -s.
| 17,715th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Tamar, Tamarah, Tamarra, Tamaria, Tamaira, Tamari, Tamarie, Tamare, Tamaro, Tamayra
Heredia, Hire, Horejsi, Hiremath, Herek, Horejs, Hores, Heres, Horeis, Horesh
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