Tamar

[BiscuitLover3678]

I love this name but only know it from the book The Wilding and well, now I associate it with that character I feel very weird about using it (don’t want to spoil the story) so I tried to ignore it.

Have seen it mentioned again a few times here and I wonder what others think. What associations do you have with the name?

Are you Cornish? It seems a bit strange to call a baby after the Cornwall/Devon border. If you like the names of Rivers, you could also chose from Humber, Thames, Severn, Itchen, Test...

Bridge

I've known one and think Tamar is a great name. Unusual and distinctive and nicer than Tamara.

And I would pronounce it Tay-mar. Not tah-mar/tuh-mar

I know one. It's a fabulous name. She (and Toni Braxton's sister who is also a Tamar) pronounces it Taymar

It makes me think of Tamar in the bible, so not a happy association.

I thought of the actor Tamer Hassan when I saw it. Only time I've come across it

First association is my cousin, as it's her name.

Second association is palm trees, because it's a Hebrew name meaning 'palm tree'.

I love the name.

I think it's gorgeous.

Tamar bridge is what I think

I knew one, a guy, nice name.

I first read the name in a teen novel in the 90s (I think it was called The Alpha Box) and remember thinking how unusual it was. Then next came across it mentioned in a Daphne du Maurier novel (as the river).

I think it's awful- sorry!

Ive never seen the wilding and assumed a boys name, its quite nice for a boy.

Tamar is a common-ish Hebrew name. I know quite a few Jewish/Israeli people with this name

There's a really good book called Tamar by Mal Peet I read as a teen loved the book and it's a nice name distinctive without being too "out there".

I love the name. It was on my shortlist.

It's a Biblical Name.

Lots of Tamars on my mother's side of the family although the only one living (that we know) uses her middle name.

It's a river.
Tamara is better imo

It may be a biblical name, but the OP asked for associations. I'm Cornish so I associate it with the border & bridge. Tamara is the Cornish girl's name and is less likely to get the response "like the bridge?"

As for the biblical links, in chapel were were told about the cursed widow Tamar, regularly accused of prostitution. The story would be delivered by a god fearing preacher as a warning. Not an ideal association for a tiny baby.

There's a very famous Georgian Queen called Tamar, and hence the name is quite popular in Georgia. But there it's pronounced TAM-ar not Taymar.

I think it's beautiful. I would pronounce it exactly like Tamara but without the final A. I think of the Bible (which is possibly not the best reference, depending on your thoughts on the story of Tamar and Judah)... but also Queen Tamar of Tamar, who was a very interesting and powerful historical figure.

**should say Queen Tamar of Georgia

I’ve never come across this name before. Is it male, female or unisex? And how would it be pronounced?