Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æmCategory:Rhymes:English/æm#PAMCategory:Rhymes:English/æm/1 syllable#PAM

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#PAM

Proper noun

PamCategory:English lemmas#PAMCategory:English proper nouns#PAMCategory:English uncountable nouns#PAMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PAMCategory:Pages with entries#PAMCategory:Pages with 2 entries#PAM

1. A diminutive of the female given name PamelaCategory:English given names#PAMCategory:English female given names#PAMCategory:English diminutives of female given names#PAM.
   • 2025 February 4, Shania Shelton and Morgan Rimmer, “Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general”, in CNN‎:

     The Senate voted Tuesday night to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general, making the tenacious litigator the latest official to help fill out President Donald Trump’s administration.

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2. (UKCategory:British English#PAM, historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#PAM, slangCategory:English slang#PAM) Nickname for Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston.
   • 2004, Matthew J. B. Campbell, Jacqueline M. Labbe, Sally Shuttleworth, Memory and Memorials, page 64:

     In October 1865, the Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, died in office two days before his 81st birthday. 'Old Pam' had been a member of every government since 1807, […]

     Category:English terms with quotations#PAM

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Anagrams

• APM, map, MAP, amp, pma, AMP, PMA, MPA, p.m.a.

Proper noun

Pam ?Category:Italian lemmas#PAMCategory:Italian proper nouns#PAMCategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#PAMCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#PAMCategory:Requests for gender in Italian entries#PAMCategory:Pages with entries#PAMCategory:Pages with 2 entries#PAM

1. alternative letter-case form of PAM