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kallam

/kˈæləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kallam
IPA
/kˈæləm/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Two possible origins: * A variant of Kelham, an English habitational surname from a place in Nottinghamshire. * Borrowed from Telugu కళ్ళం (kaḷḷaṁ), a surname that is predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh.

Inflected Forms

Kallams (plural)

Homonyms

callum

Rhymes With

alum callum hallam mccallum hallum

Questions

How do you pronounce kallam?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈæləm/.
What does kallam mean?
A surname.
Where does kallam come from?
Two possible origins: * A variant of Kelham, an English habitational surname from a place in Nottinghamshire. * Borrowed from Telugu కళ్ళం (kaḷḷaṁ), a surname that is predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh.

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