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 [ 2 syll. tam-my, ta-mmy ] The girl name Tammy is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced TAEMiy KEY. Tammy's origin is Hebrew, English, and Aramaic, and its use, English. Tammy is a pet form of the English and Japanese Tamika in the English language. Tammy is also a pet form of the English, German, Hungarian, and Russian Tamara in the English language. Tammy is also a pet form of the English Tamsin. Tammy is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1968, 1.173% of baby girls were named Tammy. It was #8 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is of only irregular use today. Within the family of girl names directly related to Tammy, the English, German, Hungarian, and Russian Tamara was the most widely used in 2008. Tammy has in the last century been primarily given to girls. In 1970, 233 times more girls than boys were given the name Tammy. Baby names that sound like Tammy include the English and Japanese Tami, the English Tamie, the English Tammi, the English Tammie, the English Tamy, the English Tahnee, the name Taima, the English Taina, the English and Russian Tama, the English Tamaa, the English Tamma, the Indian Tanaya, the Japanese, English, and Hausa Tani, the English, Italian, and Romanian Tania, the English and Russian Tanya, the English Tatum, the English Tauna, the English Tauni, the English Tawna, and the English Tawnee. A famous person named Tammy is Evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, born 7 March 1942 - 20 July 2007, International Falls, Minnesota. KEY: Pronunciation for Tammy: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
