Tam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"
Norman edit
Proper noun edit
Tam m
- (Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Thonmas
Scots edit
Proper noun edit
Tam
- a diminutive of the male given name Thomas
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Cantonese 譚/谭 (taam4) or 覃 (taam4).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tam (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔)
- a surname from Cantonese of Chinese origin
Yola edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tam
- 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;
References edit
- 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