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Where does “Тамара” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Тамара”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewתמרdate; date palm, palm tree in general
2Aramaicתמראeyelid; dates; date palms

Words derived from “Тамара”

  • Tamara
  • Tammy
  • Tamara
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