name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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təmärʹə
təmărʹə
tămʹərə
/təˈmɑɹə/without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/təˈmæɹə/without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈtæməɹə/without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/təˈmɑɹə/Mary–marry–merry merger
/təˈmɛɹə/Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈtæməɹə/Mary–marry–merry merger
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɑːɹə
rhymes with -æɹə
rhymes with -æməɹə
CMU ARPABET:T AH0 M AA1 R AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Hebrew, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A condiment popular in Italy, made of powdered cinnamon, cloves, coriander, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Of Slavic origin, mainly from Russian Тама́ра (Tamára), name of a 12th-century saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, cognate with English biblical Tamar, from Hebrew תמר (tāmār, “date palm”).
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
塔瑪拉 /塔玛拉
(Tǎmǎlā)
— female given name
Esperanto:
Tamara
— female given name
French:
Tamara
— female given name
Georgian:
თამარი
(tamari)
— female given name
German:
Tamara
— female given name
Hebrew:
תמרה
— female given name
Latvian:
Tamāra
— female given name
Marathi:
टमारा
(ṭamārā)
— female given name
Pannonian Rusyn:
Тамара
(Tamara)
— female given name