Tammiku is a

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Name

Tammiku appears in written records in 1795 as farm-name modifiers in ''Tam̄iko Andrus'' and ''Tam̄iko Tönnis'', referring two men that lived in the village, which was previously known as Nurme (attested as ''Nurms'' in 1689). The name ''Nurme'' was later replaced by the farm name ''Tammiku''. The name (in the genitive case) comes from the common noun ''tammik'' 'oak forest', referring to the local vegetation.

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Villages in Lääne County Kreis Wiek {{Lääne-geo-stub