Tamar (first name)

Tamar (also Támar , formerly Thamar ) is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The first name Tamar comes from the Bible , where three people of that name appear. The name comes from Hebrew and means " date ".

Name bearers

• three biblical women, see Tamar (Bible)
• Tamar (Georgia) (1160–1213), Georgian queen

• Tamar Abakelia (1905–1953), Georgian sculptor, painter, set and costume designer
• Tamar Bergman (1939-2016), Israeli writer
• Tamar Braxton (born 1977), American R&B singer
• Tamar Chmiadashvili (1944–2019), Georgian chess player and referee
• Tamar Dongus (* 1994), German soccer player
• Tamar Halperin (* 1976), Israeli harpsichordist and pianist
• Tamar Iveri (* 1971), Georgian opera singer (soprano)
• Thamar Angelina Komnene († 1311), member of the ruling family in the Despotate of Epirus and later Princess of Taranto
• Tamar Mcheidse (1915-2007) Georgian arachnologist
• Tamar Yellin (* 1963), British author