Tam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Norman

Proper noun

Tam m

  1. (Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Thonmas

Scots

Proper noun

Tam

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Thomas

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 譚／谭 (Thâm) or 覃 (Thâm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtam/, [ˈtam]

Proper noun

Tam

  1. a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin

Yola

Proper noun

Tam

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Tom
    • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5:
      Mizluck mye lhygt on Tam Busheare;
      Bad luck may light on Tom Busheare;

References
  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 104
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