Tamar

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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?

I know a female Tamar pronounced Tay-mar.
It's a good name, stronger than Tamara I think.

Is it ta-MAR, or TAY-mar, or something else?

The only one I know is Georgian, and she pronounces her name like that. So that is my main Association with the name. I don’t think the river/bridge would be a problem unless you live south of Bristol.

To me it’s a river rather than a people name, pronounced Tay-mar.

Tamar bridge
Tamar River

And that I've been in the car for an hour or I'll be home in an hour

Mingling snap. Tend to go via Launceston though.

Lovely. Suggested it to a christian friend when pregnant, but the reply was 'Like the bridge?'

Tay-mar

It’s a girl’s name and in the book she has an incestuous relationship with her brother! I’m glad there are other associations.

I know one, pronounced Tay-mar. Despite being a life long Christian I didn't know the biblical link, although I do know it's a river/bridge.

I think it's beautiful. As is the Tamar I know.

Gorgeous. It was on my list. I know it's the river but I also associate it with the Bible, so it's been used as a girl's name for a very long time.

Normally do too! But you still cross the Tamar if you go via the A30

The pronunciation of the Jewish/Biblical name is tah-mar

It means palm tree in hebrew (as well as being the name of the biblical Tamars -there are 2 diff Bible stories featuring Tamar, both are upsetting)
Dd's lovely BFF is a Tamar but is always called Tammy.
I would consider: Tamsin, Tasmin , Tamra or Tamara

I've canoed down it.

Tamar for a boy means date palm in Arabic. The female form would be Tamara.

@TakeMe2Insanity , date is Tamr in arabic, and Tamar is a musllim boy's name

It’s also definitely a girl’s name

I like it written down but when I say it, the name doesn't sound 'natural' with my accent. Might not be an issue for anyone else though haha.

I met one, she pronounced it Ta-Mar. I loved the name, she said she was bullied at school as people called her Tamarto. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I dream of a bridge on the Tamar,
It opens us up to the East,
And the English, they live in our houses,
The Spanish, they fish in our seas

Literally every name will get called something 😂