What does Pamela mean?

Pamela means "all black, all sweetness"

How do we pronounce Pamela?

Pamela \pa-me-la, pam-ela\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Pamela is pronounced as PAEM-eh-Laa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Pamela: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" List of Famous Persons - 2 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 3 names

What is the origin of Pamela?

Pamela is primarily used in the English, German, and Italian languages, and its language of origin is Old Greek. The name is of the meaning all black, all sweetness. The name was invented by the Elizabethan poet Sir Philip Sidney for his pastoral work Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (1590). He could have derived the name from the Old Greek Pammelas, of the elements 'pan' (all, every) and 'melas' (black, dark), or else the second element could have been 'meli' (honey). Sidney created the name with a stress on the second syllable; the modern pronunciation was later promoted by the English writer Samuel Richardson through his highly popular novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740), which features a virtuous maid Pamela Andrews pursued relentless by her master. The name thereafter saw an increase in popularity from the middle of the 18th century. The name Pamela is used to a great extent; it has 32 forms. Forms comprise name Palmela origin, Pama meaning and origin, nicknames for Pamalla, nicknames for Pamelah, Pamelea meaning, Pamelee meaning, nicknames for Pameleena, name Pameleigh origin, name Pameli, Pamelia definition, name Pamelie origin, Pamelina name, name Pameline origin, nicknames for Pamelita, Pamelyn meaning of name, Pamelyna meaning, Pamilia pronounciation, what does the name Pamla mean, Pammala name, Pammeli pronounciation, Pammelie pronounciation, Pammi pronounciation, Pamula definition, Permelia pronounciation, and Tamela pronounciation. Other English forms comprise the contraction name Pam (used in German, and Italian as well), the pet forms Pammie name popularity and Pammy name variations, and the variant spellings Pamala meaning, meaning of Pamella, short names for Pamila, and nicknames for Pamilla. Pamela is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for girls, though to a lesser extent than it was previously. The name jumped in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1950s; prior to that, it was of very light use only. At the height of its usage in 1954, 1.374% of baby girls were given the name Pamela. Its ranking then was #12. The baby name has since substantially declined in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.013% and its ranking #985, was nonetheless the most regularly used within all girl names in its group. The name Pamela has predominantly been a girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the past century. In 1969, Pamela as a girl name outnumbered its use as a boy name by 230 times.

The following famous people share the name Pamela:

  • Actress Pamela Anderson, born 1 July 1967, Ladysmith, B.C., Canada
  • Groupie Pamela Des Barres, born Pamela Miller, 9 September 1948, Reseda, California.

List of baby names Pamela:

the English Pamella pronounciation, the English name Pamala meaning, the name nicknames for Pamalla, the name baby name Pamelah, the name name Pamelee origin, the name Pameleigh meaning, the name Pameli pronounciation, the name name Pamelie meaning, the English baby name Pamila, the English nicknames for Pamilla, the English Pammala meaning and origin, the name Pammeli definition, the name Pammelie meaning, the English name Pamula origin, the Choctaw baby name Panola, the name baby name Panolah, the name meaning of Panolia, the name name Panoliah origin, the name Panolla meaning and origin, and the name name Panollah meaning.

The baby name Pamela fun facts:

The name Pamela in reverse order is "Alemap".

The numerological value of the name Pamela is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Pamela?

Pamela is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames