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Tam - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Tam

[ 1 syll. tam, ta-m ] The girl name Tam is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced TAEM KEY. Tam is of Vietnamese and Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in Vietnamese, English, and Hebrew. From Vietnamese and Hebrew roots, its meaning is 'heart' - in this context, Tam is usually used in the Vietnamese language.

In addition, Tam is a short form of the English, German, Hungarian, and Russian Tamara in the English and Hebrew languages.

Tam is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Within the family of girl names directly related to Tam, the English, German, Hungarian, and Russian Tamara was the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Tam include the Japanese Tane, the Vietnamese Thanh, the English Thyme, the Dutch and German Tine, the Scandinavian Tonje, the English Tahnee, the name Taima, the English Taina, the English and Russian Tama, the English Tamaa, the English and Japanese Tami, the English Tamie, the English Tamma, the English Tammi, the English Tammie, the English Tammy, the English Tamy, the Indian Tanaya, the Japanese, English, and Hausa Tani, and the English, Italian, and Romanian Tania.

KEY: Pronunciation for Tam: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"


 
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