When is Tamara’s name day?

Tamara can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Tamara is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Tamara the Queen

  April 26, Holy Woman, Ταμάρα η Βασίλισσα

  Tamara reigned over Georgia from 1184 to 1213, a time of peace, learning and church-building remembered as the golden age of the kingdom. She was renowned for her piety, her justice and her generosity to monasteries and the poor.

  Name days: Tamara, Tamar

• Tamara the Queen of Georgia

  May 1, Saint, Ταμάρα

  Tamara reigned over Georgia from 1184 until her death in 1213, a period remembered as the golden age of the Georgian kingdom. She was known for her humility, her justice toward the poor, and her generous support of churches, monasteries and the Georgian houses on Mount Athos and in the Holy Land.

  Name days: Tamara, Tamar

Also celebrating with Tamara

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Tamar

What to say on a name day

The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.