Tam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Tam (plural Tams)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Tamara.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Tamsin.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cantonese 譚／谭 (taam4), Cantonese 談／谈 (taam4), etc.

Proper noun

Tam (plural Tams)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tam is the 2703^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13,327 individuals. Tam is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.16%) individuals.

See also

• Mount Tam
• Tai Tam

Norman

Proper noun

Tam m

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

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English Thomme.

Proper noun

Tam

1. a diminutive of the male given name Thomas

References

• “Tam, prop. n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 譚／谭 (taam⁴).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtam/ [ˈt̪am]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Tam

Proper noun

Tam (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English Thomme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tam/

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;

Derived terms

• Thommeen

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), 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, published 1867, page 104