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GirlPronounced Russian /tɐ.ˈma.rə/; Ukrainian /tɐ.ˈma.rɐ/; Belarusian /ta.ˈma.ra/; Czech /ˈta.ma.ra/; Hungarian /ˈtɒ.mɒ.rɒ/; English /tə.ˈmæɹ.ə/; English /tə.ˈmɑɹ.ə/; English /ˈtæm.ə.ɹə/; Dutch /taː.ˈmaː.raː/; Spanish /ta.ˈma.ɾa/; Lithuanian /tɐ.mɐ.ˈrɐ/Galician language family

Tamāra

Russian form of Tamar.

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Tamāra is a girl name.

Pronunciation: Russian /tɐ.ˈma.rə/; Ukrainian /tɐ.ˈma.rɐ/; Belarusian /ta.ˈma.ra/; Czech /ˈta.ma.ra/; Hungarian /ˈtɒ.mɒ.rɒ/; English /tə.ˈmæɹ.ə/; English /tə.ˈmɑɹ.ə/; English /ˈtæm.ə.ɹə/; Dutch /taː.ˈmaː.raː/; Spanish /ta.ˈma.ɾa/; Lithuanian /tɐ.mɐ.ˈrɐ/.

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PronunciationRussian /tɐ.ˈma.rə/; Ukrainian /tɐ.ˈma.rɐ/; Belarusian /ta.ˈma.ra/; Czech /ˈta.ma.ra/; Hungarian /ˈtɒ.mɒ.rɒ/; English /tə.ˈmæɹ.ə/; English /tə.ˈmɑɹ.ə/; English /ˈtæm.ə.ɹə/; Dutch /taː.ˈmaː.raː/; Spanish /ta.ˈma.ɾa/; Lithuanian /tɐ.mɐ.ˈrɐ/
Language familyGalician

Meaning and history

Russian form of Tamar. Russian performers such as Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), Tamara Drasin (1905-1943), Tamara Geva (1907-1997) and Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) introduced it to the English-speaking world. It rapidly grew in popularity in the United States starting in 1957. Another famous bearer was the Polish cubist painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980).

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Usage: russian, ukrainian, belarusian, czech, slovak, polish, slovene, croatian, serbian, macedonian, hungarian, english, dutch, spanish, italian, lithuanian, georgian | Russian: Тамара; Georgian: თამარა

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