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Tamela - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Tamela

[ syll. ta-me-la, tam-ela ] The girl name Tamela is pronounced as TEYMEHLah KEY. Tamela is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Tamela is a variation of the name Tamara (English, German, Hungarian, and Russian).

Tamela is unusual as a baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1966 with 0.020% of baby girls being given the name Tamela. It ranked at #500 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked fall in popularity, and is now of irregular use. Among the group of girl names directly linked to Tamela, Tamara (English, German, Hungarian, and Russian) was the most commonly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Tamela include Tamala (English), Tanielle (English), Tawnyell (English), and Tenley (English).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Tamela: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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