Tamar
Tamar is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning Date palm tree.
What Tamar means
Date palm tree.
Tamar sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Tamar comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Tamar is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Tamar?
Tamar does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Tamar
Two ideas meet in Tamar: scripture and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Tamar
These share Tamar's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Bethany — House of figs.
- Carmel — Garden; orchard.
- Deborah — Bee; an industrious leader.
- Delilah — Delicate.
- Eliana — My God has answered.
- Josephine — God will increase.
- Naomi — Pleasantness, delight.
- Seraphina — Fiery, burning — the seraphim angels.
- Tirzah — Delight; pleasantness.
- Abigail — My father's joy.
- Ariel — Lion of God.
- Aviva — Springlike; fresh.