Tamar
Tamar is a girls' name of Hebrew origin meaning “palm tree, date palm.” Tamar means 'date palm' in Hebrew — a tree of enormous significance in the ancient Near East, symbolizing beauty,…
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what does Tamar mean?
The name Tamar means “palm tree, date palm.” It comes from the Hebrew language tradition.
Tamar means 'date palm' in Hebrew — a tree of enormous significance in the ancient Near East, symbolizing beauty, fertility, and righteousness. Multiple biblical women bore this name, most notably the daughter-in-law of Judah whose story is one of the Bible's most complex narratives about justice. In Israel, Tamar is a perennially popular name.
where does the name Tamar come from?
Wikipedia confirms Tamar is a Hebrew female given name meaning date, date palm, or palm tree, matching the existing meaning. A separately retrieved Wiktionary entry traces a name spelled Tamar to a word for dark, related to Thames, but that entry concerns the River Tamar in England, an unrelated place name, so it is disregarded here.
the history of Tamar
Per Wikipedia, two biblical women bear the name: Tamar, daughter-in-law of Judah, and Tamar, daughter of King David and full sister of Absalom, who was raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading Absalom to kill him and later name his own daughter Tamar. The name held the top spot for girls in Israel before dropping to second in 2022, and as of 2024 remained in the top 10 as the fourth most common.
who are famous people named Tamar?
- Tamar (biblical daughter-in-law of Judah)
- Tamar Braxton (American singer and TV personality)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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