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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”).

Origin: Hebrew · First attested 1100

Class of 1100

Tamara first entered the language around 1100. Other words from the same year:

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