Tammy is a feminine given name. It can be a short form of the names Tamsin,

Thomasina Thomasina or Thomasine is the feminine form of the given name Thomas, which means "twin". Thomasina is often shortened to Tamsin. Tamsin can be used as a name in itself; variants of Tamsin include Tamsyn, Tamzin, Tamsen, Tammi and Tamasin. The ver ...

, or Tamar, Tamara or

Tabitha Tabitha () is an English feminine given name, originating with (or made popular through) Saint Tabitha, mentioned in the New Testament. In the Bible Tabitha or Dorcas is a woman mentioned in the New Testament. The English name is derived from ...

. Tamsin and

are feminine versions of the name

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, a

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form of the

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

name ''Te'oma'', meaning ''

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''. Tamara is a

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form of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

name Tamar, which means "

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". In Israel "Tammy" (תמי) is commonly used as an abbreviation of the original Hebrew name. The name was popularized by a

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from the 1950s and 1960s about a lovable backwoods girl named Tammy Tyree.Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. . Tammy was most popular as a feminine given name in the United States in the 1950s, when it was the 140th most popular name given to girls; in the 1960s, when it was the 13th most popular name for girls; and in the 1970s, when it was the 23rd most popular name for girls. It remained well-used throughout the 1980s and into the mid-1990s. It has not been ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the United States since 1998. It was the 75th most common name for all women in the United States in the 1990 census. It was ranked as the 959th most popular name for boys born between 1960 and 1969 in the United States, but has not appeared among the top 1,000 names for boys there since the 1960s.

People

Tammy Abraham Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham (born 2 October 1997), known as Tammy Abraham, is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma and the England national team. As an academy graduate of Chelsea, A ...

(born 1997), English footballer *

Tammy Ader Tammy Ader-Green is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is best known as the creator and executive producer, with Whoopi Goldberg, of the television show ''Strong Medicine'' on the Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime network. ...

, American television writer, director and producer *

Tammy Alexander Tammy Jo Alexander (November 2, 1963 – November 9, 1979) was an American teenage girl who was found murdered in the town of Caledonia, New York, on November 10, 1979. She had been fatally shot twice and left in a field just off U.S. Route 20 n ...

, American homicide victim found in the town of Caledonia, New York, on November 10, 1979 *

Tammy Armstrong Tammy Lynn Armstrong (born March 26, 1974) is a Canadian poet and novelist."Tammy Lynn Armstrong"

(born 1974), Canadian poet and novelist *

Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms in the Wisconsin Stat ...

(born 1962), American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin *

Tammy Barr Tammy Barr is an American actress, model and voice over talent. She is best known for portraying the character young Patty Williams in flashback scenes on ''The Young and the Restless'' . She made her screen debut in '' Richard III'' along ...

, American actress, model and voice over artist * Tammy Barton, Australian entrepreneur and the founder of MyBudget *Tammy Beauchamp (1878–1947), born Thomas Beacham, Australian rules footballer *

Tammy Beaumont Tamsin Tilley Beaumont (born 11 March 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent, The Blaze, Welsh Fire, Sydney Thunder and England. She plays primarily as an opening batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She has previously play ...

(born 1991), English cricketer *

Tammy Beauvais Tammy Beauvais is an Indigenous fashion designer from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, Canada. She left Kahnawake in 1990 following the Oka Crisis. In 1999 Beauvais launched Tammy Beauvais Designs a North American Indigenous Fashion compan ...

, Indigenous fashion designer from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Quebec, Canada *

Tammy Blanchard Tammy Blanchard (born December 14, 1976) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as teenage Judy Garland in the critically acclaimed television film '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' (2001), for which she received ...

(born 1976), American actress * Tammy Clarkson, Australian television actress * Tammy Cleland (born 1975), American athlete in synchronized swimming * Tammy Cole (born 1973), Australian female field hockey defender *

Tammy Duckworth Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Ill ...

(born 1968), American politician and former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has served as the junior United States senator for Illinois *

Tammy Franks Tammy Anne Franks (formerly Jennings; born July 1968) is an Australian politician who was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council for the SA Greens at the 2010 state election. Early life Born in Dubbo and raised largely in seaside ...

(born 1968), Australian politician, member of the South Australian Legislative Council *

Tammy Graham Tammy Wynette Graham (born February 7, 1968) is an American country music artist. Active as a singer and self-taught pianist since childhood, she first gained attention in her hometown before moving to Las Vegas and subsequently to Nashville, ...

(born 1968), American country music artist *

Tammy Grimes Tammy Lee Grimes (January 30, 1934 – October 30, 2016) was an American film and stage actress. Grimes won two Tony Awards in her career, the first for originating the role of Molly Tobin in the musical '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' and the ...

(1934–2016), American actress and singer *

Tammy Homolka Tammy Lyn Homolka (January 1, 1975 – December 24, 1990) was a Canadian murder victim who was killed by her older sister Karla Homolka and Karla's partner Paul Bernardo. On December 24 1990, a week and one day before Tammy's 16th birthday, Karla ...

(1975–1990), the younger sister and victim of Canadian murderer Karla Homolka and her partner, Paul Bernardo *

Tammy Jackson Tammy Eloise Jackson (born December 3, 1962) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for six seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s. Jackson played coll ...

(born 1962), American former college and professional basketball player *Tammy Jones, stage name of Debbie D'Amato, professional wrestler from the

Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. C ...

Tammy Leitner Tamara Leitner (born July 3, 1972) is an American network correspondent and investigative TV reporter. The journalist won a George Foster Peabody and Edward R. Murrow for the documentary Toxic Secrets. She also won 12 Emmys for investigative news ...

(born 1972), American investigative TV reporter and reality television contestant *

Tammy Lynn Sytch Tamara Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972), commonly known by her ring name Sunny, is an American former professional wrestling manager, valet, ring announcer, and adult entertainer. Sytch achieved great success as Sunny within the World Wrestling ...

, (born 1972), American professional wrestling valet, known for her time in the WWF during the mid 1990s as "Sunny" *

Tammy MacIntosh Tammy MacIntosh (born 16 February 1970) is an Australian actress known for portraying Dr. Charlotte Beaumont in the medical drama '' All Saints'' and Jool in the TV series ''Farscape''. She is also known for her roles on television series ''The ...

(born 1970), Australian actress *

Tammy Faye Messner Tamara Faye Messner (née LaValley, formerly Bakker ; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American evangelist, singer, author, talk show host, and television personality. She gained notice for her work with ''The PTL Club'', a televangelist ...

(1942–2007), American Christian singer, evangelist, author, talk show hostess, and television personality *

Tammy Ogston Tammy Ogston (born 26 July 1970) is a former Australian football referee from Brisbane, Queensland. Ogston began playing football at age 14 before moving into officiating in 1993, aged 23, on recognising that there were not enough officials in ...

(born 1970), Australian football referee *

Tammy Pescatelli Tammy Pescatelli (born Tammy Gillespie) is an American stand-up comedian. Life and career Pescatelli was born in Perry, Ohio, and spent her childhood summers in her mother's hometown of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Pescatelli worked as a morning ra ...

, American stand-up comedian *

Tammy Sutton-Brown Tamara Kim "Tammy" Sutton-Brown (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. Her primary position was center. Throughout her playing career, Sutton-Brown played for the Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever of the Wome ...

(born 1978), Canadian basketball player *

Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...

(1942–1998), American country music singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

*Tammy Banks, in the film '' Tammy'' *Tammy Swanson (differentiated as Tammy I, Tammy II, and Tammy Zero), three characters in the American television series ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 ...

'' *Tammy Tarleton, in the television series '' Tammy'' *Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree, in the ''Tammy'' film series *Tammy, in the animated series ''

Rick and Morty {{Infobox television , image = Rick and Morty title card (cropped).png , alt = , caption = , genre = {{Plainlist, * Animated sitcom * Adult animation * Science fiction * Black comedy * ...

'' *Tammy Larsen, in the animated series ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob and Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene, and Louise—who r ...

'' *Tammy, in the animated series ''

The Ridonculous Race ''Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'' (also known as ''Total Drama: Ridonculous Race'' or simply ''The Ridonculous Race'') is a Canadian animated reality television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality televisi ...

'' *Reverend Tammy in the comedy show '' The Middle''

People

Fictional characters

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