W shortened pronunciations, as many speakers find the phrase "double-u double-u double-u" inconveniently long. In other Germanic languages, including German (but not Dutch, in which it is pronounced wé), its name is similar to that of English V . In many languages, its name literally means "double v": Portuguese "duplo vê", Spanish "doble ve" (though it can be spelled "uve doble"), French "double vé", Icelandic "tvöfalt vaff", Czech "dvojité vé", Finnish "kaksois-vee", etc. Former U.S. president George W. Bush was given the nickname "Dubya" after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial in Texas, where he spent much of his childhood.
Tamara (given name) the lotus flower which depicts purity and divinity. In Sanskrit, 'Tamara' means 'Spice'. Variations include Tamar, Temara, Tamra, Tamera, and Tamora. In North America Tamara is typically pronounced Tam'-uh-ruh; in the United Kingdom and Australia it is sometimes pronounced as Tuh-mahr'-uh; and in Russia Taw-mahr' -uh. In Arabic it is pronounced Tah-mar-ah (تمر أو تمره). The most common US nickname for Tamara is Tammy or Tam, but other nicknames exist, such as Tatia (თათია) Tamar (თამარ) Tamuna (თამუნა), Tamari (თამარი), Tamriko (თამრიკო) or Tako (თაკო) in Georgia, Toma in Russia, Mara, Tama or Tara. One notable occurrence of the name