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Tammy is a feminine given name. It can be a short form of the names Tamsin,
Thomasina Thomasina, Thomasine, or Thomasena is the feminine form of the given name Thomas (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, ...
, Thomasin, or Tamar, Tamara , Tamora or other names starting with ''Tam''. Tamsin,
Thomasina Thomasina, Thomasine, or Thomasena is the feminine form of the given name Thomas (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, ...
, and Thomasin are feminine versions of the name
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, a
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name ''Te'oma'', meaning ''
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''. Tamara is a
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name Tamar, which means "
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". In Israel "Tami" (תמי) is commonly used as an abbreviation of the original Hebrew name. Tammy originated as a Scottish
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for boys named Tàmhas, the
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version of Thomas. The name was also used in England as a nickname for girls named Tamsin, a shortened version of Thomasina or Thomasin, all feminine versions of Thomas. Tammy was in greatest use in the 19th century in the southwestern English counties of
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. United States census records show the name was also in rare use for American girls in the 19th century, either as an independent name or as a nickname for Tamsin or for Tamar and its phonetic variants Tama and Tamma. Tamara began to be used in greater numbers in the United States in the 1930s. Tammy as an independent name remained rare in the
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until the mid-20th century when it gained popularity due to Tammy Tyree, the main character of Cid Ricketts Sumner's 1948 novel ''Tammy Out of Time'' about a lovable backwoods girl who falls in love with a plane crash survivor. There were 39 times more American girls named Tammy born in 1958 than there were in 1956. The increase in popularity was due to the 1957 romantic comedy film ''
Tammy and the Bachelor ''Tammy and the Bachelor'' is a 1957 American romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Debbie Reynolds as Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree, Walter Brennan as Grandpa Dinwitty and Leslie Nielsen as Peter Brent. It is the first of the four ...
'', which was based on Sumner's novel, and the hit song from the film, '' Tammy''. The full name of the book and film character was Tambrey, an invention by Sumner inspired by Ambry, from the 1852 book ''Lexicon of Ladies’ Names With Their Floral Emblems '' by American Sarah Carter, in which Ambry is said to be derived from the name of the
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plant, symbolizing eternal life. The 1957 film was followed by three loosely related films on the same theme in 1961, 1963, and 1967. There was also a 1965 American television series based on the book and movies. The name peaked in usage in the United States in 1968, when it was the eighth most popular name for newborn American girls. If spelling variants Tami, Tamie, Tammi and Tammie were combined with Tammy, the name would have been the fifth most popular name for American girls in 1968. The name remained well-used throughout the 1970s, 1980s and into the mid-1990s in the United States but has since declined in use. It has not been ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the United States since 1998. It was also 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. Tammy was most well used in Australia from 1969 to 1981, in Canada from 1969 to 1982, and in England and Wales from 1996 to 2006.


People

* Tammy Abraham (born 1997), English footballer * Tammy Ader, American television writer, director and producer * Tammy Alexander (1963–1979), American homicide victim found in the town of Caledonia, New York * Tammy Armstrong (born 1974), Canadian poet and novelist *
Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2013 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States senator from Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party (United Stat ...
(born 1962), American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin * Tammy Barker, Canadian retired Paralympic swimmer * Tammy Barr, American actress, model and voice over artist * Tammy Barton (born 1978), 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 Daybell (died 2019), American murder victim *
Tammy Duckworth Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard Lieutenant colonel (United States), lieutenant colonel serving since 2017 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States ...
(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 Jackson (born 1962), American former college and professional basketball player *Tammy Jones, stage name of Debbie D'Amato, professional wrestler from the
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* Tammy Lau Nga-wun (born 1992), Hong Kong rugby union player * Tammy Leitner (born 1972), American investigative TV reporter and reality television contestant * Tammy Lynn Sytch, (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 McLeod (born 1977), Canadian boccia player *
Tammy Faye Messner Tamara Faye Messner (née LaValley, formerly Bakker ; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American evangelist. She co-founded the televangelist program ''The PTL Club'' with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. They had hosted their own puppet- ...
(1942–2007), American Christian singer, evangelist, author, talk show hostess, and television personality * Tammy Ogston (born 1970), Australian football referee * Tammy Pescatelli (born 1969), American stand-up comedian * Tammy Schmersal-Burgess, American politician from Maine * Tammy Sutton-Brown (born 1978), Canadian basketball player *
Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a ...
(1942–1998), American country music singer-songwriter


Fictional characters

*Tammy, in the animated series ''
Rick and Morty ''Rick and Morty'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated science fiction Animated sitcom, sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. The series follows the misadvent ...
'' *Tammy, in the animated series '' The Ridonculous Race'' *Reverend Tammy in the comedy show '' The Middle'' *Tammy, a character in the film 1978 pornographic movie '' Debbie Does Dallas'' *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'' *Tammy Larsen, in the animated series ''
Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...
'' *Tammy Taylor, a character in the 1981 American satirical black comedy movie '' S.O.B.'' *Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree, in the ''Tammy'' film series


Notes


See also

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Tami (given name) Tami is a given name and nickname, usually feminine, which may refer to: People Female * Tami (singer) (born 1964), American singer * Tami Oldham Ashcraft, American sailor and author * Tami Bond (born 1963 or 1964), professor of Civil and Environme ...
* Tammie {{given name English feminine given names English given names Feminine given names