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Tameya
How to Pronounce Tameya
Pronounced tah-MAY-uh /tɑˈmeɪ.ə/Low
Meaning: Tameya is a modern American respelling that sits between Tamia and Tamera, elaborated names in African American use; Tamia is often linked to the sense of palm tree, while Tamera derives from Tamar, the Hebrew for date palm.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tameya reads as a respelled cousin of Tamia and Tamera, part of a rich tradition of inventive spelling in African American naming. Its likely root is Tamar, date palm, reshaped through a bright, open sound, and it reached a modest high in the mid two-thousands.
It was never a common name, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak, and its run was brief. A girl named Tameya at that high is in her early twenties today. The name feels fresh and rhythmic, though it never moved beyond rarity here.
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What does the name Tameya mean?
It is a modern respelling in the Tamia and Tamera family, likely tied to Tamar, the Hebrew for date palm.
How do you pronounce Tameya?
It is said tah-MAY-uh /tɑˈmeɪ.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Tameya a boy or girl name?
Tameya is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tameya?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid two-thousands.