"Tammy" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtæmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tammy.wav Forms: Tammi [alternative], Tammie [alternative]
Etymology: A diminutive of Tamsin and Tamara, later also used for new names beginning with Tam such as Tamika and Tamiya. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Tammy
  1. A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Tammy-en-name-0AF7GiM- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
    {
      "form": "Tammie",
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        },
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        {
          "ref": "1957, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Tammy (song):",
          "text": "Wish I knew if he knew\nWhat I'm dreaming of\nTammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 July 12, Brian Fung, “Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds”, in CNN:",
          "text": "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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      "ipa": "/ˈtæmi/"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tammie",
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        },
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          "ref": "2023 July 12, Brian Fung, “Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds”, in CNN:",
          "text": "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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