Tamar

See also: tamar

English

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Tamar

  1. A daughter-in-law of Judah.
  2. A daughter of David.
  3. A daughter of Absalom.
  4. A female given name of biblical origin.

Quotations

  • :
    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did.
  • :
    And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Tamar

  1. A river in southwest England, which forms the border between Devon and Cornwall.

Anagrams

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