If you heard a name shortned to Tam, or Tammy........

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what sex would you automatically think they would be???

Girl - ie. Tamara

Probably female, but I do know of a male Tam.

Either or. Tam is a shortened version of Thomas in Scotland. Tammy I would think of a girl i.e. short for Tamsin etc

Boy. (Tamlin). But now just thinking of Tammy Girl. Hmmm....

Tam = male
Tammy = female

(from my experiences)

Girl, mainly because I remember shopping in Tammy Girl

I think I'd assume female (as in Tammy Girl clothes). If it was for a boy would it be short for Tamburlaine?

I'd assume it was a girl, simply because I have only come across girls with that name.

girl I have a cousin who's name is shortened to those and I use go to school with a Tam/Tammy also

Up here is Scotland, Tam would be a man.

hmmm some interesting thoughts here - my first reaction to a name that DH has suggested for a boy was "what would it be shortened to" - and the obvious were either Tam, or Tammy......and my initial reaction was 'too girly'.

Jackie - no not shortened from that.

Names already ?! He has certainly come round !

From Rabbie Burns:

Tam o' Shanter.

WHEN chapman billies leave the street,
And drouthy neebors, neebors meet;
As market-days are wearing late,
An folk begin to tak the gate;
While we sit bousing at the nappy,
An getting fou and unco happy,
We think na on the lang Scots miles,
The mosses, waters, slaps, and styles,
That lie between us and our hame,
Whare sits our sulky, sullen dame,
Gathering her brows like gathering storm,
Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.

This truth fand honest Tam o Shanter,
As he frae Ayr ae night did canter:
(Auld Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses,
For honest men and bonie lasses).

LOL I know NDP - just talking to him about baby stuff he's talking so 'freely' about it all! Doesn't seem at all phased now.

From Rabbie Burns

haha - ........everyone think DS1 is Welsh (his named is shortened to Taf or Taffy) and if we chose this name they'd think this one was Scottish

hmm - I have to say it's definitely growing on me now I know that Tam is ok.........

Tafara, Tongai and Tamuka.........what do you reckon?

I like Tam! I'd think boy for Tam, girl for Tammy.

And congratulations,

Tam = male.

But I am in Scotland.

I used to have a friend called Tamlyn-we all called her Tammy or Tam.Hadn't heard of the name before then though.

Tam - boy
Tammy - girl

You can't have both

I like Tamuka

actually how is it pronounced. in my head it was tamooka

Kelly - that's spot on .