At a Glance
- Origin
- Finnish/Swedish (root uncertain)
- Pronunciation
- TAHM-peh-reh
Tampere is a Finnish/Swedish (root uncertain) name. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Tampere
Origin: Finnish/Swedish (root uncertain).
A common claim: 'oak rapids' (Finnish tammi 'oak' + rapids) Actually: The 'oak' link is a popular folk etymology; current scholarship treats 'Tammer-' as an older river name of uncertain origin, not literally 'oak.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tampere
TAHM-peh-rehIPA /ˈtɑmpere/
Popularity of Tampere
Tampere doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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