Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “Tammy” come from?

Tammy is a diminutive of Tamara, which derives from Thomasina, itself a feminine form of Thomas, from Latin Thomas, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, ultimately from Aramaic תאמא meaning twin.

Ancestry of “Tammy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtamissieve, riddle; screen
2Middle Frenchtamis—
3Old Frenchtamis—
4Medieval Latintamisium—
5Frankishtamis—
6Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve
Every word from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ →