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

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