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[Facts] Meaning and origin of Tamarah
Was wondering if you had anything on the Meaning and origin of Tamarah.
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May be related to Tamar (Hebrew meaning palm tree) or Tamara (Sanskrit meaning spice.)
Both of these are in the database, but neither explains the h.
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The h in Mariah is, presumably, because of other biblical names like Hannah and Rebekah ... so people generalise that if it's an OT name ending in -a, it "should" actually end in -ah. So, that would be my guess for Tamarah as well.Where I live, there's a sad trend for an -h to get pinned on to names like Emmah and Victoriah, Dianah and even Vinoliah.
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