Tamar

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/ˈteɪmə(ɹ)//ˈtɑːmɑ(ɹ)//ˈteɪmɑː(ɹ)/

proper noun

A daughter-in-law of Judah.

OriginHebrew תָּמָר →
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Meanings

Tamar1

proper noun
  1. biblicalA daughter-in-law of Judah.
  2. biblicalA daughter of David.
  3. biblicalA daughter of Absalom.
  4. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Tamar2

proper noun
  1. A river in Devon and Cornwall, England, which forms the border between the two counties.
  2. A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river.
  3. Administrative centre of Hong Kong.

Origin

Tamar · proper noun

  1. Hebrewתָּמָר“Tamar”
  2. EnglishTamar

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

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Tamar · proper noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tm̥Hrós
  2. Proto-Celtic*tamaros“river, waters”
  3. LatinTamarus
  4. EnglishTamar

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Θάμαρ
  • Θάμαρ (Thámar)daughter-in-law of Judah
Catalan Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Chinese Cantonese 她瑪 /她玛
  • 她瑪 /她玛daughter-in-law of Judah
Chinese Mandarin 她瑪 /她玛
  • 她瑪 /她玛daughter-in-law of Judah
Czech Támar
  • Támardaughter-in-law of Judah
Dutch Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
French Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
German Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Greek Θάμαρ
  • Θάμαρ (Thámar)daughter-in-law of Judah
Hindi तामार
  • तामार (tāmār)daughter-in-law of Judah
Icelandic Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Italian Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Latin Thamar
  • Thamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Norwegian Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Polish Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Portuguese Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Romanian Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Russian Фамарь
  • Фамарь (Famarʹ)daughter-in-law of Judah
Slovak Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Spanish Tamar
  • Tamardaughter-in-law of Judah
Ukrainian Тамар
  • Тамар (Tamar)daughter-in-law of Judah

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MartamatraMaratTamraMatartramaAtmar
Cite this entry
APA

Tamar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamar

MLA

“Tamar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tamar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamar.

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