"Pham" meaning in English

See Pham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /fæm/ Forms: Phams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Phạm. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|vi|Phạm}} Borrowed from Vietnamese Phạm Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Pham (plural Phams)
  1. A surname from Vietnamese.

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Vietnamese Phạm.",
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          "text": "The Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham was suspended by Major League Baseball for three games on Saturday after he slapped the San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson because of a dispute about their fantasy football league.",
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        "English terms derived from Vietnamese",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English terms with quotations",
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}

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