Tamara \t(a)-ma-ra\ as a girl's name is pronounced TAM-a-rah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Tamara is "date palm". Russian variant of Tamar. Biblical: Tamar was a daughter of King David and sister to Absalom. See also Mara and Tara. Skiing champion Tamara McKinney; author Tama Janowitz.

Tamara has 18 variant forms: Tama, Tamar, Tamarah, Tamarra, Tamary, Tamera, Tamma, Tammara, Tammi, Tammy, Tamora, Tamra, Tamrah, Tamryn, Thamar, Thamara, Thamarra and Thamera.

Baby names that sound like Tamara are Damara, Temira, Timora and Temora.