Tamar (given name)

Tamar (Hebrew: תָּמָר) is a Hebrew-derived female given name.

Overview

Tamar means date palm in Hebrew.

Bible

Tamar is the name of two women in the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh:

Daughter-in-law of Judah^[1]^[2]
Daughter of King David and full sister of Absalom^[1]^[3]

Notable individuals named Tamar

Georgia

Tamar of Georgia (1160 – 1213), Georgian queen
Tamar of Imereti (d. 1455), Georgian queen consort of the Kingdom of Georgia
Tamar of Imereti (d. 1556), Georgian queen consort of the Kingdom of Kartli
Tamar Amilakhori, a 17th-century Safavid concubine of Georgian origin
Tamar of Mukhrani (died 1683), Georgian princess
Tamar of Kartli (1696 – 1746), Georgian queen
Tamar Tavadze (1898 – 1975), Georgian artist
Tamar Abakelia (1905 – 1953), Georgian artist
Tamar Beruchashvili (1961 – ), Georgian politician
Tamar Sanikidze (1978 – ), Georgian politician
Tamar Tatuashvili (1991 – ), Georgian football player

Israel

Tamar Gozansky (1940 – ), Israeli politician
Tamar Ariav (1949 – ), Israeli professor of education and President of Beit Berl College
Tamar Halperin (1976 – ), Israeli musician
Tamar Hermann (1957 – ), Israeli political scientist
Tamar Eilam, Israeli-American computer scientist
Tamar Zandberg (1976 – ), Israeli politician
Tamar Katz (1988 – ), Israeli figure skater

United States

Tamar Simon Hoffs (1934 – ), American film director
Tamar Jacoby (1954 – ), American writer
Tamar Gendler (1965 – ), American philosopher
Tamar Braxton (1977 – ), American singer
Támar (1980 – ), American singer
Tamar Slay (1980 – ), American basketball player
Tamar Kaprelian (1986 – ), American singer

United Kingdom

Tamar Garb (1957 – ), British art historian

Soviet Union

Tamar Tumanyan (1907 – 1989), Soviet-Armenian architect

Related pages

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Zaltzman, Lior (19 September 2023). "The 20 Most Popular Jewish Baby Names in Israel". Kveller. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
↑ Staff, Toi (6 October 2016). "Israel's top baby names are Muhammad, Tamar". The Times of Israel.
↑ Hanks, Patrick (2006). A dictionary of first names. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

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[A-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Zaltzman, Lior (19 September 2023). "The 20 Most Popular Jewish Baby Names in Israel". Kveller. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

[2] Staff, Toi (6 October 2016). "Israel's top baby names are Muhammad, Tamar". The Times of Israel.

[3] Hanks, Patrick (2006). A dictionary of first names. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

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