Pamela

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"All sweetness" or "Honeyed"
Pronunciation
PAM-ə-lə
puh-MEH-luh
Popularity
Pamela is a moderately common name that reached its peak popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. While it is not as popular today, it remains a timeless classic that is still widely used.

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Pamela Name meanings & History

"All sweetness" or "Honeyed". This name was invented in the late 16th century by the poet Sir Philip Sidney for use in his poem Arcadia. He possibly intended it to mean "all sweetness" from Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". It was later employed by author Samuel Richardson for the heroine in his novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740), after which time it became used as a given name. It did not become popular until the 20th century. Pamela is predominantly used in English-speaking countries, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Zodiac Sign of Pamela: Pretty Taurus,Pensive Libra

Synonyms of Pamela:

P: Passive,Pensive,Political,Particular,Partnership

A: Argumentative,Assertive,Angry,Ambitious,Action,Aggressive

M: Memorabilia,Maternal,Mother,Mushy,Mommy,Memory,Manipulative

E: Enliven,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Environment,Entertain

L: Liaison,Languid,Lover,Lazy,Legal,Luscious,Lovely

Pamela is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Pamela include American actress Pamela Anderson and British novelist Pamela Hansford Johnson.

2.) PAMELA (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Coined by the English poet and statesman Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86) for the name of a character in his pastoral Arcadia . It seems to have been pure invention, for there are no other similar names on which it could have been based. The name was originally pronounced pam-EE-lah, and in the 18th century, pah-MEL-lah . It was not until the 20th century that the pronunciation evolved to PAM-eh-lah and the name became common. Var: Pamelia. Short: Pam. Pet: Pami, Pammi, Pammie, Pammy. (PAM-EH-LAH)


3.) Pamela (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) sweet as honey

Other Forms: Pammie, Pammy, Pamyla, Pamylla


4.) Pamela (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) honey.

Other Forms: Palmela, Pam, Pama, Pamala, Pamalah, Pamalia, Pamaliah, Pamalla, Pamalya, Pamalyah, Pamelia, Pameliah, Pamelina, Pamella, Pamelya, Pamelyah, Pami, Pamie, Pamila, PamillaPalmela, Pam, Pama, Pamala, Pamalah, Pamalia, Pamaliah, Pamalla, Pamalya, Pamalyah, Pamelia, Pameliah, Pamelina, Pamella, Pamelya, Pamelyah, Pami, Pamie, Pamila, Pamilla,Pamm, Pammela, Pammi, Pammie, Pammy, Pamula, Pamy


5.) Pamela (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Honey bread

Other Forms: Pamelah, Pamella


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