Standard Lemma guide

Tamara

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
  • Polish: Tamara — female given name
  • Portuguese: Tamara — female given name
  • Russian: Тама́ра (Tamára) — female given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Тамара — female given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Tamara — female given name
  • Spanish: Tamara — female given name
Real reading context

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