Tamba

The word Tamba may refer to:

• Tamba Province, a former province in Japan
• Tamba, Hyōgo, a city in Japan
• Tamba (train), a Limited Express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company.
• Tamba (moth), a genus of noctuid moths
• Tetsurō Tamba, Japanese actor
• Tamba Hali, Liberia-born American football player
• Tamba, a puppet on Tikkabilla, a UK children's TV show
• Tamba, Estonia, village in Varbla Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia

Tamba is also:

• the traditional name given to the second born son in the Kono Tribe of Sierra Leone, West Africa. The first born is Sahr (Saah), the third born is Aiah (Eya), the fourth is Komba. The name order relates to a woman's second born son from a particular husband.
• used by Kissi tribes in the triangle region of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, otherwise known as the Parrot's beak region. Tamba is the second boy's name from a mother. Saah is first, Fayiah is third, Fallah is fourth. The Kissi tribe also name their girl children in order of Siah, Kumbah, Finda, Tewah, and Yawah (first through fifth).