Ithamara as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ithamara

What is the meaning of the name Ithamara ?

The baby name Ithamara is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English approx.: ih-THAH-mah-rah (/ɪθəˈmɑːrə/); Portuguese approx.: ee-tah-MAH-ra (/i.taˈma.ɾa/).

Ithamara is Hebrew in Origin.

Ithamara is a feminine elaboration of the biblical name Ithamar, from Hebrew Itamar (איתמר). The elements i/’ai (“island”) and tamar (“date palm”) yield the evocative meaning “island of palms” or “palm grove.” In the Hebrew Bible, Ithamar is a son of Aaron and an ancestor within the priestly lineage, which gave the masculine form enduring use in Jewish tradition and, later, a modern revival in Israel (often spelled Itamar). Shifting the ending to -a creates a graceful feminine form aligned with Romance-language patterns.

As a given name, Ithamara is rare but attested in Sephardic and Latin American contexts and occasionally in English-speaking communities as a creative, biblically grounded choice. Variants and related forms include Ithamar (m.), Itamar (m.), Itamara (f.), Tamar, Tamara, and Thamara. Spellings with or without h reflect transliteration preferences; pronunciation typically aligns with ee-ta-MA-ra.

⚙ Ithamara is vanishingly rare. We count just 5 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 1 country.