English

Alternative forms

• Tammie

Proper noun

Tammy

1. A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.
   • 1957 Jay Livingston - Ray Evans, Tammy (a song)

     Wish I knew if he knew

     What I'm dreaming of

     Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love.

English

Noun

tammy ‎(plural tammies)

1. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

Etymology 2

From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

Noun

tammy ‎(plural tammies)

1. (now rare) A sieve, or strainer; a tamis.

Etymology 3

Shortened from tammy shanter.

Noun

tammy ‎(plural tammies)

1. A tam o’shanter hat.