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Donnie-Darko
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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:19 am Post subject: Russian Names - Tamara |
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| How common is Tamara in Russia? Is it mostly older women or women and girls of all ages? With Westernization, has Tammy become a popular nickname? I think it's such a pretty name. |
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SerSo
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Names - Tamara |
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| Donnie Darko wrote: | | How common is Tamara in Russia? Is it mostly older women or women and girls of all ages? With Westernization, has Tammy become a popular nickname? I think it's such a pretty name. |
This Russian name is originally Georgian. It reminds me of the legendary medieval queen Tamara of Georgia.
Actually I do not know the statistics but Tamara seems a very common name, equally frequent among young and old women.
Tammy? I guess it could be willingly accepted from an English-speaking person but among Russians westernisation did not go beyond this border to call each other English-sounding names. Occasionally it might happen however it would sound to me as weird as calling US president George Bush Jr. with a patronymic "Georgevich" in place of his middle name. |
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jo-jo-7
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Names - Tamara |
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| SerSo wrote: | | Donnie Darko wrote: | | How common is Tamara in Russia? Is it mostly older women or women and girls of all ages? With Westernization, has Tammy become a popular nickname? I think it's such a pretty name. |
This Russian name is originally Georgian. It reminds me of the legendary medieval queen Tamara of Georgia.
Actually I do not know the statistics but Tamara seems a very common name, equally frequent among young and old women.
Tammy? I guess it could be willingly accepted from an English-speaking person but among Russians westernisation did not go beyond this border to call each other English-sounding names. Occasionally it might happen however it would sound to me as weird as calling US president George Bush Jr. with a patronymic "Georgevich" in place of his middle name. |
Growing up, I had lots of friends here named Tamara. My ex-bother-n-laws' sister is named Tamara. Very common in the US. |
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SerSo
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Names - Tamara |
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| jo jo 7 wrote: | | Growing up, I had lots of friends here named Tamara. My ex-bother-n-laws' sister is named Tamara. Very common in the US. |
This is interesting.
Is this name common mostly among people of Georgian or Eastern-Slavonic ancestry or is it widespread regardless of the ethnic/cultural origin? Do people in the US often give their children other names that are considered Russian? |
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krasatulya
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| I have known quite a few girls named Natasha, and I know they weren't Russian (one girl's parents were both African American). Also, they weren't named Natalia and then went by Natasha as a nickname; they were given the birth name of Natasha. So, I think this name is quite popular here in the States. |
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jo-jo-7
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Names - Tamara |
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| SerSo wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: | | Growing up, I had lots of friends here named Tamara. My ex-bother-n-laws' sister is named Tamara. Very common in the US. |
This is interesting.
Is this name common mostly among people of Georgian or Eastern-Slavonic ancestry or is it widespread regardless of the ethnic/cultural origin? Do people in the US often give their children other names that are considered Russian? |
Tamara:
1. Hindi- meaning "spice"
2. Russian- form of Hebrew, (Tamar)-meaning "palm tree"
Tammara: English, variant of Russian, (Tamara)- meaning "palm tree"
Tammie or Tammy: English, form of Russian
This is wide spread. Alot of American families usually name their children after their original ancestorial relatives. Like me my name is Jody or Jodi (Unisex) and it is French for Josephine or Josephina and jojo, (meaning- God will add another son). My family is mostly Celtic and Irish but our origins started with the French Hugonots.
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SerSo
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Names - Tamara |
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| jo jo 7 wrote: |
Tamara:
1. Hindi- meaning "spice"
2. Russian- form of Hebrew, (Tamar)-meaning "palm tree"
Tammara: English, variant of Russian, (Tamara)- meaning "palm tree"
Tammie or Tammy: English, form of Russian
This is wide spread. Alot of American families usually name their children after their original ancestorial relatives. Like me my name is Jody or Jodi (Unisex) and it is French for Josephine or Josephina and jojo, (meaning- God will add another son). My family is mostly Celtic and Irish but our origins started with the French Hugonots.
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Jojo, I've really appreciated your answer, especially your efforts to explain the initial meaning of some names. Seems like almost all our Christian names were originally Hebraic. I guess Josephine is a feminine form of Joseph, which is also a biblical name.
I did not know that Tamara means "palm tree" and this name exists also in Hebrew and Hindi. In Russia it is considered Georgian because many Georgian women have this name and it gained popularity among Russians after Georgia (the country that the inhabitants call Sakartvelo, not the US state of course  ) became a part of the Russian Empire.
The meaning of my own name is more vague. Sergey is a very common Russian name, it is derived from the old Roman family name Sergius of Etruscan origin. When I investigated into its etymology I found that it might have meant "keeper", "guardian" or "servant", sometimes it is interpreted as "respected". Sergio or Serge are versions of my name in some Romance languages. |
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jo-jo-7
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| krasatulya wrote: | | I have known quite a few girls named Natasha, and I know they weren't Russian (one girl's parents were both African American). Also, they weren't named Natalia and then went by Natasha as a nickname; they were given the birth name of Natasha. So, I think this name is quite popular here in the States. |
I looked this up too for you which you probably know already.
Natasha: Russian, meaning-God is gracious, form of (Natashia) meaning- (Resurrection).
Very popular with African-American culture. Maybe because of religious reasons. ? not sure.
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jo-jo-7
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:03 am Post subject: Re: Russian Names - Tamara |
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| SerSo wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: |
Tamara:
1. Hindi- meaning "spice"
2. Russian- form of Hebrew, (Tamar)-meaning "palm tree"
Tammara: English, variant of Russian, (Tamara)- meaning "palm tree"
Tammie or Tammy: English, form of Russian
This is wide spread. Alot of American families usually name their children after their original ancestorial relatives. Like me my name is Jody or Jodi (Unisex) and it is French for Josephine or Josephina and jojo, (meaning- God will add another son). My family is mostly Celtic and Irish but our origins started with the French Hugonots.
Does this help?... |
Jojo, I've really appreciated your answer, especially your efforts to explain the initial meaning of some names. Seems like almost all our Christian names were originally Hebraic. I guess Josephine is a feminine form of Joseph, which is also a biblical name.
I did not know that Tamara means "palm tree" and this name exists also in Hebrew and Hindi. In Russia it is considered Georgian because many Georgian women have this name and it gained popularity among Russians after Georgia (the country that the inhabitants call Sakartvelo, not the US state of course ) became a part of the Russian Empire.
The meaning of my own name is more vague. Sergey is a very common Russian name, it is derived from the old Roman family name Sergius of Etruscan origin. When I investigated into its etymology I found that it might have meant "keeper", "guardian" or "servant", sometimes it is interpreted as "respected". Sergio or Serge are versions of my name in some Romance languages. |
Oh, you are welcome. Anytime.
I looked you up and you are considered the "Servant". You are right with the rest of it. Italians, Portuguese and the Spanish cultures also use the name "Sergio" alot too.
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surfguy
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| I like the name Tamara...but I'm not big on Tammy |
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jo-jo-7
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| surfguy wrote: | | I like the name Tamara...but I'm not big on Tammy |
My favorite name for a Russian girl is Katerina or Katja meaning-"pure"
I had a very good friend in NY named Katja.
My favorite for a Russian boy is Nikolai, meaning-"Victory of the people" or Valeriy, meaning-"Strong".
If I should have children I am going to use Russian names for the middle names and French names for the first names.
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krasatulya
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Those are nice names. I can think of a lot of Russian girls names I like, but boys names...not so much. There are a lot of names, such as Alexandra, that would work for both of out cultures. Unfortunately, I have such a long last name, Alexandra would be a burden upon our child, unless we called her Shura or Sasha  |
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jo-jo-7
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| krasatulya wrote: | | Those are nice names. I can think of a lot of Russian girls names I like, but boys names...not so much. There are a lot of names, such as Alexandra, that would work for both of out cultures. Unfortunately, I have such a long last name, Alexandra would be a burden upon our child, unless we called her Shura or Sasha |
Sasha (defender of mankind) was the other middle name I would like.
Sasha is actually a popular name here in Kentucky for a girl. I think it is a Unisex name in Russia.
Alexandra is a great name.
I like names that have a strong meaning behind them...no wimpy names for my future children. |
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solis
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if i had children i would name them like so,
Boy: Lenin Sile "Insert last name here"
Girl: Lidiya Ko "Insert last name here"
If it were a girl, it would probably end up being a name of different origin. |
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surfguy
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| krasatulya wrote: | | Those are nice names. I can think of a lot of Russian girls names I like, but boys names...not so much. There are a lot of names, such as Alexandra, that would work for both of out cultures. Unfortunately, I have such a long last name, Alexandra would be a burden upon our child, unless we called her Shura or Sasha |
Yes I too prefer girls names in Russian...Ekaterina is nice as is Alexandra and so many others...wow I'm going to have to have a lot of girls...so I can give them all such lovely names. |
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