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The baby name Pam is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pæm/.

Pam is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /pæm/

What is the meaning of the name Pam ?

The baby name Pam is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pæm/.

Pam is English in Origin.

Pam is the familiar short form of Pamela, an English feminine name coined by Sir Philip Sidney in his late-16th-century romance Arcadia. Because the name was invented, its etymology is debated: many derive it from Greek pan “all” + meli “honey,” yielding the popular sense “all sweetness” or “honeyed one,” though this explanation is retrospective and not certain.

Through Samuel Richardson’s bestseller Pamela (1740), the longer form entered wider use in Britain, later enjoying a major mid-20th-century boom across the English-speaking world. Pam developed into a stand-alone given name during that period and today reads as a friendly, mid-century classic. Variant and related forms include Pamela (standard), Pammy/Pammie, Pamala, Pamella, and regional spellings such as Paméla (French) and Pâmela (Portuguese); Spanish and Italian typically use Pamela without diacritics. The compact Pam keeps the warm, straightforward charm of its literary ancestor.

Pam has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Pam

Pam Grier Actor · Born 1949 · United States Pam Grier is an American actress best known as a pioneering action star of the 1970s. She became famous for films like Coffy, Foxy Brown, and Jackie Brown, and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has called her cinema's first female action star. Pam Ferris Actor · Born 1948 · United Kingdom Pam Ferris is a German-born Welsh actress best known for playing memorable roles in Matilda, Call the Midwife, and Rosemary & Thyme. She also starred in British TV favorites including The Darling Buds of May, Where the Heart Is, and Connie. Pam Dawber Actor · Born 1951 · United States Pam Dawber is best known for starring as Mindy McConnell on Mork & Mindy. She’s an American actress who also played Samantha Russell on My Sister Sam.

Pam – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MT 0 #41 3 1,767
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
PH 0 #71 26 5,607
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
JM 0 #89 5 3,714
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
OM 0 #115 7 6,215
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
CR 0 #131 28 5,526
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BW Girls 0 #148 4 4,216
MT Girls 0 #148 6 3,773
AE 0 #167 11 10,220
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
AR 0 #188 6 2,915
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
JM Girls 0 #213 47 7,507
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
NA Girls 0 #232 6 7,146
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
SG 0 #240 30 11,010
JP Girls 0 #246 6 6,592
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
NG 0 #252 13 5,926
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
EC Girls 0 #254 5 3,650
MO Girls 0 #258 6 7,056
TW Girls 0 #262 15 8,139
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
PH Girls 0 #278 114 13,098
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
JM Boys 0 #289 5 6,876
QA Girls 0 #291 26 15,378
PE 0 #292 19 6,350
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
MU Girls 0 #294 58 8,539
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
ZA Girls 0 #312 1,937 25,928
MY 0 #319 12 12,352
DK Girls 0 #325 5 7,429
GH Girls 0 #330 8 6,973
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
HK 0 #332 17 8,483
ZA 0 #333 115 14,421
CN Girls 0 #335 15 8,829
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
MX 0 #343 71 8,339
CZ Girls 0 #345 7 5,378
BR 0 #353 8 5,969
NL 0 #355 37 2,481
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
PL Girls 0 #358 7 5,096
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
CL 0 #363 49 6,867
MU Boys 0 #363 7 8,477
OM Girls 0 #366 31 15,987
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
CR Girls 0 #393 143 11,342
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BO 0 #402 7 6,868
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
Austria Girls 0 #409 12 1,885
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Germany 0 #426 12 2,542
Spain 0 #432 21 2,326
PT Girls 0 #442 10 7,952
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
SG Girls 0 #466 121 18,916
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
GT Girls 0 #491 15 7,500
UY Girls 0 #493 18 6,731
KW Girls 0 #495 21 19,177
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
CO 0 #506 5 7,768
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
PA Girls 0 #510 9 9,861
BO Girls 0 #513 99 9,488
AE Girls 0 #514 40 20,968
PS Girls 0 #514 10 10,981
RU Boys 0 #519 8 12,621
CM Girls 0 #521 20 11,671
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
HK Girls 0 #529 87 16,104
BH 0 #536 18 17,937
IR Girls 0 #537 9 8,334
IR Boys 0 #542 11 10,162
HK Boys 0 #549 9 12,905
AR Girls 0 #553 47 8,289
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
NG Boys 0 #584 445 16,906
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
IL Girls 0 #603 15 11,648
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
LB 0 #628 31 13,263
CL Girls 0 #631 227 14,098
IN Girls 0 #648 7 13,121
IT 0 #651 64 4,183
CL Boys 0 #652 14 13,390
NL Girls 0 #661 303 5,933
NG Girls 0 #675 113 15,093
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
Germany Girls 0 #720 119 4,949
SG Boys 0 #732 8 17,960
QA Boys 0 #738 6 18,093
PE Girls 0 #752 194 14,861
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Boys 0 #781 5 12,213
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
MX Girls 0 #808 418 17,781
BR Girls 0 #824 118 12,708
Spain Girls 0 #835 149 5,561
TN 0 #863 3 13,765
SA Girls 0 #871 65 25,931
MY Girls 0 #898 97 24,821
CO Boys 0 #911 10 15,656
OM Boys 0 #911 8 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #918 13 5,610
PE Boys 0 #919 8 14,506
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
NL Boys 0 #926 26 5,873
IN Boys 0 #987 15 16,750
EG Girls 0 #1,005 5 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,025 9 16,355
CO Girls 0 #1,050 29 16,140
IT Girls 0 #1,061 399 9,415
MA 0 #1,076 53 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,091 21 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,115 64 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,135 9 22,615
DZ 0 #1,167 10 20,130
TR 0 #1,197 15 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,435 37 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,589 26 28,008

Pam is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Pam

Pam is predominantly a girl's name.
Pam is a one syllable name, pronounced /pæm/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Pamela, Pammie, Pammy and Pammi.
Across languages, Pam has these equivalents: Melissa (Greek, 'honeybee'/'honey'), Melina (Greek, 'honey'), Dulcie (Latin, 'sweet'), Amy (French/Latin, 'beloved').
Yes — 3 notable people named Pam are in our database, including Pam Grier (Actor), Pam Ferris (Actor), Pam Dawber (Actor).