Meaning of the nameThamara
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Slavic origin
- Tha-ma-ra
- Biblical name
Thamara is a spelling of the name Tamara, which means “form of Tamar, 'date palm'”.
Meaning
“form of Tamar, 'date palm'”
Meaning of the name Tamara, of which Thamara is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Tamara (English) · Behind the Name: Tamar
- People (2022)
- 6,163
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,368
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,843
- people
Thamara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Thamara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,863 people).
6,145 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Thamara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Thamara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Distrito Federal 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Goiás 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,199 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,118 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 800 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 302 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 287 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 229 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 187 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 185 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 177 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 167 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 146 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 144 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 144 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 141 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 138 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 129 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 114 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 98 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 96 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 93 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 81 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 71 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Thamara
It adds an H after the T without changing the pronunciation; it is one of the spelling variants listed in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
About the name Tamara
The English entry in Wiktionary gives Tamara as of Slavic origin, mainly from Russian Тамара, and related to the biblical name Tamar, from Hebrew תמר (tāmār), 'date palm'. Behind the Name presents Tamara as the Russian form of Tamar, the name of two characters in the Old Testament. The meaning above is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 44,519 people named Tamara, with a median age of 29. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Thamara and Tammara as spelling variants of Tamara.
Other spellings of Tamara
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Tamara | 44,519 |
| Thamara | 6,163 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tamara (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Tamara · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Tamar · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tamara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Thamara
What does the name Thamara mean?
Thamara means “form of Tamar, 'date palm'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Tamara, of which Thamara is a spelling.
How many people are named Thamara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,163 people with the first name Thamara, which ranks it number 2,368 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Thamara a boy's or a girl's name?
Thamara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,145 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Thamara?
Thamara is a name of Hebrew and Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Thamara most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.005% of the state's population is named Thamara (1,118 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Thamara?
Tamara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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