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Tam - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Tam

[ 1 syll. tam, ta-m ] The boy name Tam is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is TAEM KEY. Tam is largely used in the Vietnamese, English, and Scottish languages, and its origin is Vietnamese and Aramaic. From Vietnamese and Aramaic roots, its meaning is eighth-born child - in this context, Tam is usually used in the Vietnamese language.

In addition, Tam is an English and Scottish short form of the name Thomas (English, French, German, and Scandinavian).

Tam is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Tam, Thomas (English, French, German, and Scandinavian) was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Tam include Tamme (Frisian and German), Tan (Vietnamese and English), Tann (English), Tem, Thain (English), Thaine (English), Thane (English), Thanh (Vietnamese), Thayne (English), Thom (Dutch and English), Thyme (English), Tien (Vietnamese), Tim (English and German), Timm (German and English), Timme (German), Tin (Vietnamese), Tom (English, French, and German), Tome (Portuguese), Tomm (English), and Tone (English).

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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