pamela

Pamela












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FOR REAL: The 16th century poet Sir Philip Sidney created this name for his poem "Arcadia." In this poem, the name is accented on the second syllable, though since the 20th century it has been accented on the first. Sidney most likely based Pamela on the Greek pan meli meaning "all honey" or "all sweetness."

diminutives: Pam, Pammy

related names: Melissa

Words using the same root: Mellifluous