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Tomara

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How to Pronounce Tomara

Pronounced toh-MAR-uh /toʊˈmɑːr.ə/Medium

Meaning: Tomara is a vowel-shifted spelling of Tamara, the Russian and Slavic form of the Hebrew Tamar, 'date palm'. Tamar appears several times in the Hebrew Bible as a woman's name and the palm was a biblical emblem of grace and fruitfulness. The o for the first a gives the name a slightly rounder sound.Medium

In 30 seconds: Tomara is a spelling of Tamara, from the Hebrew 'tamar', 'date palm'. A rare girl's name of the mid-nineteen-seventies (said toh-MAR-uh).

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Origin MediumHebrew

MeaningTomara is a vowel-shifted spelling of Tamara, the Russian and Slavic form of the Hebrew Tamar, 'date palm'. Tamar appears several times in the Hebrew Bible as a woman's name and the palm was a biblical emblem of grace and fruitfulness. The o for the first a gives the name a slightly rounder sound.

U.S. rank (2009)#19985 ↘ Falling

2009 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1975

Total births (all-time)≈ 400

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

Tomara reworks the vowels of Tamara, the Slavic form of the Hebrew Tamar that spread widely in the twentieth-century United States. The meaning stays with the date palm, an old emblem of grace. The o-spelling reads as a personal touch on a well-traveled name.

It was never more than a trickle, reaching a couple dozen girls a year around 1975 before fading. A girl named Tomara then is in her late forties or fifties now.

Did you know? The palm behind Tamara and Tomara was a biblical symbol of beauty and plenty, and Tamar is one of the oldest women's names in the Hebrew Bible.

Overall data confidence 55%

References - Tomara / Tamara — Hebrew tamar, date palm; Tomara a vowel variant of Tamara

Variations

TamaraTameraTamraTomora

Nicknames

TammyMaraTami

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tomara mean?

Tomara is a form of Tamara, from the Hebrew 'tamar', meaning 'date palm'.

How do you pronounce Tomara?

It's said toh-MAR-uh /toʊˈmɑːr.ə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Tomara a boy or girl name?

Tomara is used as a girl's name.

Is Tomara a popular name?

No, it has always been rare, a spelling of Tamara seen mostly in the mid-nineteen-seventies.