Etymology

Tamar

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Hebrew תָּמָר
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Tamar · proper noun1

  1. Hebrew · derived fromתָּמָר“Tamar”
  2. English todayTamar

From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”).

Tamar · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tm̥Hrós
  2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*tamaros“river, waters”
  3. Latin · derived fromTamarus
  4. English todayTamar

From Latin Tamarus, possibly from Proto-Celtic *tamaros (“river, waters”, literally “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós, from *temH- (“dark”). See more at Thames.

Words from the same roots

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