The Name Tamara
Tamara is a female name of Hebrew origin meaning “date palm”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Tamara is a female name of Hebrew origin. Meaning: “date palm”. From the Hebrew Tamar, “date palm”. It became widespread thanks to the Georgian saint, Queen Tamar.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Tamara |
| Short forms | Toma, Tamarka |
| Affectionate forms | Tomochka, Tamarochka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| May 14 | Holy Right-Believing Queen Tamar of Georgia |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Tamara, by tradition, is a proud, vivid and commanding nature. She knows how to lead and get her way. She can be quick-tempered. Her strength is willpower and dignity.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Tamara («Тамара») in the Russian 1–9 table: Т 2 + А 1 + М 5 + А 1 + Р 9 + А 1 = 19 → 1. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 1 — will and leadership. One is the number of the first: independence, initiative, readiness to answer for decisions. It is easier for the bearer to start and lead than to adapt; the weak spot is stubbornness and impatience with other people’s pace.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 7 (analysis and intuition). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: analysis and intuition. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Т=300 + А=1 + М=40 + А=1 + Р=100 + А=1 = 443, reduced to 2. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Т — intuition and search. Creative searching, a striving for truth, impatience and a wish to do everything at once.
Other letters: А — beginning and action; М — caring; Р — confidence and courage.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 1 is linked with the Sun.
| Planet | Sun |
| Stones | topaz, amber, yellow diamond |
| Colours | gold, yellow, orange |
| Favourable days | Sunday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 1 goes most easily with 2 and 6, and has more friction with 1 and 8.
Goes well with: Andrey, Artem, Vadim, Vladimir, Gordey, Elisey, Igor, Leonid, Luka, Ruslan.
More friction with: Arseniy, Evgeniy, Makar, Matvey, Miron, Trofim.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Tamara carries the meaning “date palm”. Name number 1 — will and leadership; first letter T — intuition and search. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (analysis and intuition) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: May 14.