First names in Hebrew

First name Tammy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

תמר

Gematria value: 640

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tammy is written תמר

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Tammy mean?

Meaning: pet form of Tamar, "date palm"
Origin: Hebrew

Tammy is the English pet form of Tamara, the form Tamar took in Russian and in English. Tamar is a Hebrew word: the date palm, the tree that grows straight and gives its fruit in the desert. Tammy was among the favorite American names of the 1960s and 1970s, after a popular song and film made it famous.

Gematria

Tammy = 640

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. תמר has 3 letters:

• תthe letter Tav400
• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total640

Written טמי (as it sounds in English), Tammy is worth 59.

The verse of the name

From the letter Tav to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Tammy, from ת to ר:

תַּחַת הֱיוֹתֵךְ עֲזוּבָה וּשְׂנוּאָה וְאֵין עוֹבֵר וְשַׂמְתִּיךְ לִגְאוֹן עוֹלָם מְשׂוֹשׂ דּוֹר וָדוֹר׃

“Instead of being forsaken and hated, with no one passing through you, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy for generation after generation.”

Isaiah 60:15

The book of your first name

Tammy, in nine pages

• Tammy, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Tammy
• Tammy, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Tammy in three answers

How do you write Tammy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tammy is written תמר. Tammy is an English pet form of Tamara, Tamar, תמר in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written טמי.

What is the gematria value of Tammy?
Written תמר, Tammy is worth 640: the letter Tav (400) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200). Written טמי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 59.

What does Tammy mean?
Pet form of Tamar, "date palm (origin: Hebrew). Tammy is the English pet form of Tamara, the form Tamar took in Russian and in English. Tamar is a Hebrew word: the date palm, the tree that grows straight and gives its fruit in the desert. Tammy was among the favorite American names of the 1960s and 1970s, after a popular song and film made it famous.