Pellam as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pellam

What is the meaning of the name Pellam ?

The baby name Pellam is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PEL-lum (approx.), IPA: /ˈpɛl.ləm/.

Pellam is Telugu in Origin.

Pellam is an Arthurian name best known from Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, where King Pellam of Listeneise is the wounded Grail King struck by Sir Balin with the holy spear in the Dolorous Stroke. The name comes to English through medieval French romances and its precise etymology is obscure, with no securely attested meaning.

Usage has been almost exclusively literary; as a given name it remains rare, surfacing in modern times among readers of Arthurian legend and fantasy. Medieval texts sometimes treat Pellam as identical with, or closely related to, Pelles (father of Elaine of Corbenic) and to Pellehan; spellings such as Pelleam or Pellehan appear. Some modern bearers treat Pellam as a variant of the English surname Pelham, which derives from an Old English place-name usually interpreted as “Peola’s homestead” (Peola + ham). Pronounced PEL-um; feminine or unisex use is uncommon.

⚙ Pellam doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.