Tammy (given name)
Tammy is a feminine given name. It can be a short form of the names Tamsin, Thomasina, or Tamar, Tamara or Tabitha.[1] Tamsin and Thomasina are feminine versions of the name Thomas, a Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma, meaning twin.[2] Tamara is a Russian form of the Hebrew name Tamar, which means "palm tree".[3] In Israel "Tammy" (תמי) is commonly used as an abbreviation of the original Hebrew name.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Hebrew or Greek via Aramaic |
| Meaning | "palm tree" or "twin" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Tamar, Tamara, Tamsin |
The name was popularized by a film series from the 1950s and 1960s about a lovable backwoods girl named Tammy Tyree.[4]
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 (born 1997), English footballer
- Tammy Ader, American television writer, director and producer
- Tammy Alexander, American homicide victim found in the town of Caledonia, New York, on November 10, 1979
- Tammy Armstrong (born 1974), Canadian poet and novelist(1963–1979)
- Tammy Baldwin (born 1962), American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Wisconsin
- Tammy Barr, 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 (born 1991), English cricketer
- Tammy Beauvais, Indigenous fashion designer from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Quebec, Canada
- Tammy Blanchard (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 (born 1968), American politician and former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has served as the junior United States Senator for Illinois
- Tammy Franks (born 1968), Australian politician, member of the South Australian Legislative Council
- Tammy Graham (born 1968), American country music artist
- Tammy Grimes (1934–2016), American actress and singer
- Tammy Homolka (1975–1990), the younger sister and victim of Canadian murderer Karla Homolka and her partner, Paul Bernardo
- Tammy Horton (born 1982), Canadian model
- Tammy Leitner (born 1972), American investigative TV reporter and reality television contestant
- Tammy MacIntosh (born 1970), Australian actress
- Tammy Faye Messner (1942–2007), American Christian singer, evangelist, author, talk show hostess, and television personality
- Tammy Ogston (born 1970), Australian football referee
- Tammy Sutton-Brown (born 1978), Canadian basketball player
- Tammy Wynette (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
- Tammy Tarleton, in the television series Tammy
- Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree, in the Tammy film series
- Tammy, in the animated series Rick and Morty
- Tammy Larsen, in the animated series Bob's Burgers
- Tammy, in the animated series The Ridonculous Race
- Reverend Tammy in the comedy show The Middle
- Tammy, Alter-ego of Youtuber Jaime French
Notes
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- Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2.