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Tamma
How to Pronounce Tamma
Pronounced TAM-uh /ΛtΓ¦m.Ι/Low
Meaning: Tamma reads as a compact name related to Tamar or Tamara, from Hebrew for 'date palm', or as a variant in the Tammy family. Its exact route is uncertain, but the Hebrew thread gives it a plausible older meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Tamma reads as a short, compact name related to Tamar or Tamara, from the Hebrew for 'date palm', or as a variant within the Tammy family. The precise route is uncertain, which we note, but the Hebrew thread gives it an old, fruitful image. A girl named Tamma near its faint peak in the late nineteen-sixties is in her fifties today.
It never became common, staying a rare, brief name beside the far more usual Tamara and Tammy. Its meaning comes chiefly through that Tamar root.
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What does the name Tamma mean?
It reads as a short form or variant tied to Tamar and Tamara, from Hebrew for 'date palm', or to the Tammy family. The route is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Tamma?
It is said TAM-uh, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Tamma a boy or girl name?
Tamma is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Tamma?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak in the late nineteen-sixties.