Tam

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

English

Etymology

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 2703rd 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

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 譚／谭 (taam4).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tam (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English Thomme.

Pronunciation

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

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
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