"Tam" meaning in All languages combined

See Tam on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Tams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Tam (plural Tams)
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Tamara.
    Sense id: en-Tam-en-name-U3dEf~js Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 37 28
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Tamsin.
    Sense id: en-Tam-en-name-ExyK7cJq Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 37 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Tams [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 譚/谭 (taam4), Cantonese 談/谈 (taam4), etc. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|譚|tr=taam4}} 譚/谭 (taam4), {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|談|tr=taam4}} 談/谈 (taam4) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Tam (plural Tams)
  1. A surname. Related terms: Mount Tam, Tai Tam
    Sense id: en-Tam-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 37 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Norman]

Head templates: {{head|nrf|proper noun||{{{pl}}}|g=m|g2=|head=}} Tam m, {{nrf-proper noun|m}} Tam m
  1. (Jersey) a diminutive of the male given name Thonmas Tags: Jersey, masculine

Proper name [Scots]

Etymology: From Middle English Thomme. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sco|:inh|enm:Thomme}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "תאמא", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "arc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "תאומא", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "arc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Θωμᾶς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Thōmās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "Thomas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "Thomme", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Scots", "term" : "Tam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sco" }" data-lang="sco" data-title="Tam">, {{inh|sco|enm|Thomme}} Middle English Thomme Head templates: {{head|sco|proper noun}} Tam
  1. a diminutive of the male given name Thomas

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈtam/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪am] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜋ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 譚/谭 (taam⁴). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|yue|-}} Borrowed from Cantonese, {{zh-l|譚|tr=taam⁴}} 譚/谭 (taam⁴) Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Tam (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔)
  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

Proper name [Yola]

IPA: /tam/
Etymology: From Middle English Thomme. Etymology templates: {{etymon|yol|:inh|enm:Thomme}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "תאמא", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "arc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "תאומא", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "arc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Θωμᾶς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Thōmās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "Thomas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "Thomme", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Yola", "term" : "Tam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "yol" }" data-lang="yol" data-title="Tam">, {{inh|yol|enm|Thomme}} Middle English Thomme Head templates: {{head|yol|proper noun}} Tam
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Tom Derived forms: Thommeen

Inflected forms

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