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Tamula

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How to Pronounce Tamula

Pronounced TAM-uh-luh /ˈtæm.ə.lə/Low

Meaning: Tamula reads as a mid-twentieth-century coinage built on a Tam- opening, echoing names like Tamara and the Motown-era Tamla, rounded off with a Pamela-like -ula ending. It was chosen for its soft sound rather than a fixed meaning, so we present it as an invented name and note the Tam- family it draws on rather than assigning a false root.Low

In 30 seconds: Tamula is a rare coinage on the Tam- sound, in the Tamara and Pamela family. It appeared thinly around 1967 (said TAM-uh-luh).

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningTamula reads as a mid-twentieth-century coinage built on a Tam- opening, echoing names like Tamara and the Motown-era Tamla, rounded off with a Pamela-like -ula ending. It was chosen for its soft sound rather than a fixed meaning, so we present it as an invented name and note the Tam- family it draws on rather than assigning a false root.

U.S. rank (1981)#8061 ↗ Rising

1981 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1967

Total births (all-time)≈ 196

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tamula looks like a soft, coined name of the nineteen-sixties, joining a Tam- opening to a -ula ending in the manner of Pamela. It carries no single traditional meaning, and we present it as an invention within the popular Tam- sound family.

Tamula appeared only lightly in the American records around 1967, reaching about fourteen girls a year at most before fading. A girl named Tamula then would be in her late fifties today.

Did you know? The Tam- opening links it by sound to Tamara, Tammy, and the Motown label Tamla, all in vogue in mid-century America.

Overall data confidence 28%

References - Tamula — Coinage on Tam-/Tamla element (cf. Tamara, Pamela); mid-century invented name; no fixed meaning; uncertain.

Variations

TamlaTamoraTamelaTomula

Nicknames

TamTammyLula

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Tamla— a close Tam- sister sound

Pamela— a comparable -ela/-ula girls' name

Tamera— another Tam- girls' name

Ursula— a like -ula ending name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tamula mean?

It is most likely a coinage on the Tam- element, in the family of Tamara and Pamela; it has no single traditional meaning.

How do you pronounce Tamula?

It is said TAM-uh-luh /ˈtæm.ə.lə/ - three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Tamula a boy or girl name?

Tamula is used as a a girl's name.

How popular is Tamula?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-sixties.