Tammi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tammi

What is the meaning of the name Tammi ?

The baby name Tammi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈtæmi/ (TAM-ee); Finnish: /ˈtɑmːi/ (TAHM-mee).

Tammi is English, Finnish, Hebrew in Origin.

Tammi is an English feminine given name, a mid-20th‑century respelling of Tammy. Tammy began as a pet form of several names: Tamara (Russian/Georgian form of Hebrew Tamar, “date palm”), Tamar directly (Hebrew), and Tamsin/Tamzin, clipped from Thomasina (feminine of Thomas, “twin”). Thus Tammi can carry the meanings “date palm” (a symbol of grace and fruitfulness in Hebrew tradition) or “twin,” depending on the source. Variants include Tammy, Tami, Tammie, and related formal names Tamara, Tamar, Tamsin/Tamzin, and Thomasina.

Usage surged in the United States during the late 1950s–1970s, boosted by Debbie Reynolds’s hit “Tammy” and the film series, with the i-ending Tammi reflecting contemporary spelling fashions; singer Tammi Terrell further spotlighted the form. While chiefly Anglophone, the spelling coincides with Finnish tammi, meaning “oak” (a sturdy, auspicious tree), though in Finland Tammi is more common as a surname than a given name.