Itamar

The origin of the masculine first name Itamar (אִיתָמָר) is not clearly defined. The name could be translated as 'the palm island', 'the coast of palms', or also as 'Where is the palm?', which in a figurative sense can also mean 'Where is the sweetness?'.

What does the name Itamar mean?

The origin of the masculine first name Itamar (אִיתָמָר) is not definitively clarified. It may be interpreted as 'the palm island', 'the coast of palms', or also as 'Where is the palm?', which in a figurative sense can also mean 'Where is the sweetness?'. The name likely consists of the ancient Hebrew elements i for 'where' and tamar for '(date) palm'. However, it is also conceivable that it has non-Hebrew roots. In the Bible, Itamar is mentioned as an ancestor of a priestly lineage and as the fourth and youngest son of Aaron and Elishiba. An alternative spelling is Ithamar.

Where does the name Itamar come from?

The name Itamar is a masculine first name whose roots lie in ancient Hebrew and carries the meaning 'the palm island'.

How do you pronounce Itamar?

Itamar is pronounced approximately as 'I-ta-mar'.

Popularity

In Germany, Itamar is a common first name. In 2021, it ranked 3,549th on the list of the most common male baby names. Its best ranking was in 2014 at 2,646th place. Over the last ten years, Itamar has been given as a first name about 20 times, placing it 5,627th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 5,542nd.

Nicknames & pet names

Ita

Famous people

• Itamar Assumpção (Brazilian singer and composer)
• Itamar Batista da Silva (footballer from Brazil)
• Itamar Ben-Avi (journalist and Zionist activist)
• Itamar Doari (percussionist)
• Itamar Even-Zohar (Israeli cultural scientist)
• Itamar Franco (Brazilian politician)
• Itamar Levy (Israeli writer)
• Itamar Moses (American TV host and writer)
• Itamar Navildo Vian (Archbishop of Feira de Santana)
• Itamar Nitzan (Israeli football goalkeeper)
• Itamar Procaccia (Israeli physicist and chemist)
• Itamar Rabinovich (Israeli ambassador)
• Itamar Schülle (football manager from Brazil)
• Itamar Shimoni (Israeli politician)
• Itamar Singer (Israeli historian)
• Itamar Stein (Israeli volleyball player)
• Itamar Zorman (violinist from Israel)