Tamar

tah-MAR; TAY-mar

Hebrew

"date palm tree"

Tamar Origin and Meaning

The name Tamar is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "date palm tree".

Tamar is a rich, strong Old Testament name sometimes given to girls born on the holiday of Sukkoth, as palm branches were used to make the roof of the sukkah. In the Bible, there are several Tamars, including a daughter of King David and also Absalom's daughter, who is praised for her 'fair countenance'.

Tamar is also a river name in ancient Celtic. The River Tamar forms the border between the British counties of Devon and Cornwall, and Tamar is also associated with the Thames.

The Russian form Tamara has long outshone Tamar, but we think Tamar feels fresher. Parents in modern Israel agree: Tamar is among the most popular girls' names there.

Tamar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1289 on Nameberry

Tamar Popularity

• 1289 Nameberry 2024
• 3 Israel 2023

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Famous People Named Tamar

• Tamar Biblical daughter,in,law of Judah
• Tamar daughter of King David
• Tamar daughter of King David's son Absalom
• Tamar the Great Queen of Georgia
• Tamar Estine Braxton American singer & reality television personality ("Braxton Family Values", "Tamar and Vince")
• Tamar Ruth Simon Hoffs American film director
• (Ashley) Támar Davis American singer
• Tamar Kaprelian Armenian,American singer

Tamar in Pop Culture

• Tamar Grobe character in the T. F. Powys novel 'Mr Weston's Good Wine' (1927), daughter of Revd. Nicholas Grobe and his dead wife Alice
• Tamar Hyde character in Mal Peet's 'Tamar' (2005)
• Tamar Kir Bataar, character in Leigh Bargudo's Grisha Trilogy, appearing in the novels 'Siege and Storm' (2013) and 'Ruin and Rising' (2014).