Tempera: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tempera – Origin: Italian (from Latin temperare) – Pronunciation: TEM-puh-ruh


Tempera is an Italian (from Latin temperare) name. It appears in our list of 150+ Weather Baby Names for Your Little Force of Nature.

Meaning & Origin of Tempera

Origin: Italian (from Latin temperare).

How to Pronounce Tempera

Phonetic: TEM-puh-ruh   IPA: /ˈtɛmpərə/

Popularity of Tempera

Tempera 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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