A Name Story by Houdhoud
تَمَارَا
Tamara
ta-MAA-ra
“Date palm.”
About Tamara
Tamara is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "date palm" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ت-م-ر meaning 'date'. Connotes the sweetness and sustenance of the date palm.
Crosses easily into English-speaking contexts.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Tamara is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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