"Tame" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: English surname, from the adjective Middle English tame as a nickname, and in some cases a habitational surname from Thame in Oxfordshire. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tame}} Middle English tame Head templates: {{en-prop}} Tame
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Derived forms: Tameside
    Sense id: en-Tame-en-name-su1yiRXa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A river in the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Staffordshire, England, a tributary to the Trent. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Staffordshire, England, Places in Warwickshire, England, Places in the West Midlands, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in Staffordshire, England, Rivers in Warwickshire, England, Rivers in the West Midlands, England
    Sense id: en-Tame-en-name-Qac9nHjB
  3. A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Goyt at Stockport, then becoming the River Mersey. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater Manchester, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in Greater Manchester, England
    Sense id: en-Tame-en-name-AV54Wngu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 23 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 26 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 24 63
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