See also: pamela

English

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Etymology

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Invented by Sir Philip Sidney for his pastoral poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (c 1593). Seemingly created from scratch;[1] some imagine an analysis as Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs, all) + μέλι (méli, honey) but there is no evidence that this was intended.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Pamela

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
    • 1773, Henry Fielding, The History and Adventures of Joseph Andrews, page 259:
      They lived about thirty miles from the Squire; and she told me, that I might be sure to find her out by one circumstance; for that they had a daughter with a very strange name, Pamĕla, or Pamēla; some pronounced it one way, and some the other.
    • 1786, Samuel Richardson, Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded, page 416:
      - But, Pamela, did you say? - A queer sort of name! - I've heard of it somewhere! - Is it a Christian or a Pagan name? - Linsey-woolsey - half one, half t'other - like thy girl - Ha, ha, ha.'

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2006

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Pamela.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈmɛ.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛla
  • Syllabification: Pa‧me‧la

Proper noun

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Pamela f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Pamela

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Pamela in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Pamela.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈmela/ [paˈme.la]
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: Pa‧me‧la

Proper noun

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Pamela f

  1. a female given name