Where does “Tamara” come from?

Tamara (German) comes from Russian Тама́ра, from Hebrew תמר, from Aramaic תמרא — eyelid; dates; date palms.

Ancestry of “Tamara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianТама́раTango (T in the ICAO spelling alphabet)
2Hebrewתמרdate; date palm, palm tree in general
3Aramaicתמראeyelid; dates; date palms
Every word from Aramaic תמרא →Every word from Hebrew תמר →Every word from Russian Тама́ра →