Tamara
The origin and history of Tamara.
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”).
Class of 1100
Tamara first entered the language around 1100. Other words from the same year:
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