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Tinamarie

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How to Pronounce Tinamarie

Pronounced TEE-nuh-muh-REE /ˌtiː.nə.məˈriː/Medium

Meaning: Tinamarie is the double name Tina Marie written as one word. Tina is a pet form of Christina ('follower of Christ'), and Marie is the French form of Mary (from Hebrew Miriam). Fusing a first and middle name into a single given name was a distinctly mid-century American habit.Medium

In 30 seconds: Tinamarie is the double name Tina Marie fused into one — Tina from Christina, Marie from Mary (said 'TEE-nuh-muh-REE').
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MeaningTinamarie is the double name Tina Marie written as one word. Tina is a pet form of Christina ('follower of Christ'), and Marie is the French form of Mary (from Hebrew Miriam). Fusing a first and middle name into a single given name was a distinctly mid-century American habit.
U.S. rank (2009)#13591 ↗ Rising
2009 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1968
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,159
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 196819552009

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

Tinamarie is a compound of the classic pairing Tina Marie, recorded as one name. Tina is a short form of Christina, itself meaning 'follower of Christ,' while Marie is the enduring French form of Mary. The run-together spelling reflects the same impulse behind Maryann and Bettyjean — a beloved two-part name treated as one.

The name peaked around 1968, when such fused double names were at their most popular, and has been uncommon since. It reads warmly of its era, and a Tinamarie today carries an unmistakably nineteen-sixties construction — two familiar names given the intimacy of a single breath.

Did you know? Tinamarie captures a mid-century fashion for welding a girl's first and middle names — Bettyjean, Maryann, Tinamarie — into a single word on the certificate.
Overall data confidence 63%
References — Tinamarie — compound Tina (Christina) + Marie (Mary)

Variations

Tina MarieTinamariaTenamarie

Nicknames

TinaMarie

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If you like Tinamarie…

Maryann— a same-era fused double name built the identical way
Tina— the first half of the compound, from Christina
Rosemarie— a familiar Marie-ending double name of the period
Torrie— a fellow English choice
Trudie— echoes that soft -ie sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tinamarie mean?

Tinamarie fuses Tina (short for Christina) and Marie (a form of Mary) into a single name.

How do you pronounce Tinamarie?

It's said TEE-nuh-muh-REE /ˌtiː.nə.məˈriː/ — four syllables, stress on the last.

Is Tinamarie a boy or girl name?

Tinamarie is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tinamarie?

Tinamarie was an uncommon fused double name that crested in the late nineteen-sixties and has been rare since.

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