Given name
Tammuz
“but perhaps son of life”
Tammuz is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewתמוז
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Tammuz is thought to mean “but perhaps son of life.”
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Where it comes from
Tammuz is a biblical name, probably from Akkadian.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Tammuz appears in Ezekiel 8:14.
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>99% boys