Tamala as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tamala

What is the meaning of the name Tamala ?

The baby name Tamala is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /təˈmɑːlə/,Common respelling: tuh-MAH-luh,Alternate: tah-MAH-lah.

Tamala is English, Sanskrit in Origin.

Tamala blends multiple roots. In English-speaking use it is usually a modern variant of Tamara (from Hebrew Tamar, “date palm,” symbolizing fruitfulness), reshaped under the influence of Pamela and the -ela suffix; related forms include Tamela and Tamra. Separately, Tamāla in Sanskrit names a dark-hued tree and can describe a deep blue-black color; by extension it evokes the Indian bay/laurel tree (Cinnamomum tamala). Either pathway gives nature-based imagery to the name.

In the United States, Tamala entered regular use in the mid-20th century and peaked in the late 1960s–1970s, part of a wave of inventive feminine names and variants; it has been borne by actress Tamala Jones, lending contemporary recognition. Variants and nicknames include Tamela, Tamra, Tamara, Tami, Tammy, and Tama; alternate stylings like TaMala also appear. Meanings offered: “date palm; palm tree” or, via Sanskrit, “dark, bay/laurel tree.”