Tamar
TAY-mar
A biblical name associated with the palm tree and with strength, fertility, and beauty.
Meaning
From Hebrew tamar, meaning “palm” or “palm tree.” In the Bible, Tamar is the name of several women, including Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, which helped the name spread in Jewish and Christian use. The older namebooks also note the palm-tree sense and its later popularity among eastern Christians.
Origin
HebrewBiblical Hebrewfeminine
Fun fact
19th-century name writers specifically mention Tamar as one of the biblical names that remained in use among eastern Christians, especially in Armenian tradition.