Tammy

See also: tammy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

A diminutive of Tamsin and Tamara, later also used for new names beginning with Tam such as Tamika and Tamiya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæmi/
    Rhymes: -æmi
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Tammy

  1. A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.
    • 1957, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Tammy (song):
      Wish I knew if he knew
      What I'm dreaming of
      Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love.
    • 2023 July 12, Brian Fung, “Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The pixels’ use in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put taxpayers at risk, according to the report by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter.
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