Tamar

Tamar may refer to:

Personal name

• Tamar (name), a female name of Hebrew origin meaning "Date Palm", now popular among various peoples
• The original form of Tamara and Tammy
• Tamar (goddess), a deity in Georgian mythology

This section lists people commonly referred to solely by this name.

• Tamar Braxton, an R&B singer and sister of Toni Braxton
• Tamar (Genesis), married in turn to Er and then, when widowed, to his younger brother Onan; had children by their father Judah
• Tamar (2 Samuel), daughter of Biblical king David
• Tamar, a daughter of David's son Absalom
• Queen Tamar of Georgia, ruled 1184-1213
• Tamar, also known as Gürcü Hatun, daughter of Queen Rusudan of Georgia and wife of Kaykhusraw of the Seljuq dynasty
• Támar, a female singer

Geography

• River Tamar, a river in south western England, that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall
• Tamar River (Tasmania), Australia
• Tamar (valley), the continuation of the Planica valley in the Julian Alps, Slovenia
• Tamar gas field, an offshore natural gas field in the territorial waters of Israel
• Tamar Site, former location of the British naval headquarters of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
• Tamar Street near the HMS Tamar (shore station) base in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
• Tamar Regional Council, a local government in southern Israel

Media

• Tamar (album), debut album of Tamar Braxton
• Tamar (novel), a war novel by Mal Peet
• Tamar, an tragic poem by Robinson Jeffers

Science and technology

• Tamar class lifeboat - the latest type of UK slipway-launched lifeboat
• HMS Tamar, several ships and a naval station, named after the River Tamar in South West England
• Tamar and Tamar II, former and current Torpoint Ferry vessels
• Tamar, a GWR Caliph Class locomotive
• Tamar palm tree, Arecaceae
• Projeto TAMAR, Brazilian environmentalist non-profit organization