Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pamela

/ˈpæmələ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: pamela
IPA: /ˈpæmələ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Example Sentences

"They lived about thirty miles from the Squire; and she told me, that I might be sure to find her out by one circumstance; for that they had a daughter with a very strange name, Pamĕla, or Pamēla; some pronounced it one way, and some the other."
"- But, Pamela, did you say? - A queer sort of name! - I've heard of it somewhere! - Is it a Christian or a Pagan name? - Linsey-woolsey - half one, half t'other - like thy girl - Ha, ha, ha.'"
""It's almost too realistic, too digital and computery," complains Alexis Vogel, a veteran celebrity makeup artist who recently worked on "Stacked," a high-def show starring Pamela Anderson."

Etymology

Invented by Sir Philip Sidney for his pastoral poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (c 1593). Seemingly created from scratch; some imagine an analysis as Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs, “all”) + μέλι (méli, “honey”) but there is no evidence that this was intended.

Derived Forms

Pam Pammy Pammie

Phrases

Pamela hat

Questions

How do you pronounce pamela?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæmələ/.
What does pamela mean?: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Where does pamela come from?: Invented by Sir Philip Sidney for his pastoral poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (c 1593). Seemingly created from scratch; some imagine an analysis as Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs, “all”) + μέλι (méli, “honey”) but there is no evidence that this was intended.

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