Details for the forename Tamar

SEARCH FOR A PERSONAL NAME

Tamar (female)


Variants:	Tama (F) Tamara (F) Thamer (F)
Pet Name for:	Thomasina (F)
Can be spelt:	Tamah (F) Tamer (F) Tamor (F) Tamour (F) Tamya (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Personal communication to Co-Cork List [SH²]
Notes:	Jewish, from Hebrew "date palm"; OT Genesis 38; 2 Samuel 13:10-22 and 14:27. Tamar is less popular in English-speaking countries than its Russian equivalent Tamara. There are a number of spelling variants, all rare: Tamah, Tamer, Tamor, Tamour, and Tamya, which might be found by using Soundex search. Tamar has been used as a pet name for [Thomasina in southern Ireland.