Tammy (name)

**Tammy** (pronounced _TAM-ee_) is a female given name. This name is often the short form of the names **Thomasina**, **Tabitha** or **Tamara**. The latter is a form of the Russian given name **Tamar**. The related _Thomasina_ or _Thomasine_ are female forms of the name Thomas (a Greek name).

The name became very popular because of a movie series in the 1950s and 1960s called _Tammy Tyree_.

_Tammy_ was very popular during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and first half of the 1980s.

## The people

- Tammy Abraham (born 1997), English footballer
- Tammy Ader, American television writer, director and producer
- Tammy Alexander (1963–1979), American homicide victim found in the town of Caledonia, New York
- Tammy Armstrong (born 1974), Canadian poet and novelist
- Tammy Baldwin (born 1962), American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin
- Tammy Barr, American actress, model and voice over artist
- Tammy Barton (born 1978), Australian entrepreneur and the founder of MyBudget
- Tammy Beauchamp (1878–1947), born Thomas Beacham, Australian rules footballer
- Tammy Beaumont (born 1991), English cricketer
- Tammy Beauvais, Indigenous fashion designer from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Quebec, Canada
- Tammy Blanchard (born 1976), American actress
- Tammy Clarkson, Australian television actress
- Tammy Cleland (born 1975), American athlete in synchronized swimming
- Tammy Cole (born 1973), Australian female field hockey defender
- Tammy Duckworth (born 1968), American politician and former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has served as the junior United States senator for Illinois
- Tammy Franks (born 1968), Australian politician, member of the South Australian Legislative Council
- Tammy Graham (born 1968), American country music artist
- Tammy Grimes (1934–2016), American actress and singer
- Tammy Homolka (1975–1990), the younger sister and victim of Canadian murderer Karla Homolka and her partner, Paul Bernardo
- Tammy Jackson (born 1962), American former college and professional basketball player
- Tammy Jones, stage name of Debbie D'Amato, professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
- Tammy Lau Nga-wun (born 1992), Hong Kong rugby union player
- Tammy Leitner (born 1972), American investigative TV reporter and reality television contestant
- Tammy Lynn Sytch, (born 1972), American professional wrestling valet, known for her time in the WWF during the mid 1990s as "Sunny"
- Tammy MacIntosh (born 1970), Australian actress
- Tammy Faye Messner (1942–2007), American Christian singer, evangelist, author, talk show hostess, and television personality
- Tammy Ogston (born 1970), Australian football referee
- Tammy Pescatelli (born 1969), American stand-up comedian
- Tammy Sutton-Brown (born 1978), Canadian basketball player
- Tammy Wynette (1942–1998), American country music singer-songwriter

## Fictional characters

- Tammy, a character in the 1978 pornographic movie _Debbie Does Dallas_
- Tammy Banks, in the movie _Tammy_
- Tammy Swanson (differentiated as Tammy I, Tammy II, and Tammy Zero), three characters in the American television series _Parks and Recreation_
- Tammy Tarleton, in the television series _Tammy_
- Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree, in the _Tammy_ movie series
- Tammy, in the animated series _Rick and Morty_
- Tammy Larsen, in the animated series _Bob's Burgers_
- Tammy, in the animated series _The Ridonculous Race_
- Reverend Tammy in the comedy show _The Middle_