Pam

Diminutive of Pamela, English

"all honey"

Pam Origin and Meaning

The name Pam is a girl's name of English origin meaning "all honey".

This mild-mannered short form was Queen of the Prom in the fifties and sixties, but today is mostly heard on TV's The Office (and of course as one of the founders of Nameberry).

While about 100 baby girls are still named Pamela in the US every year, the name Pam is now officially extinct.

Pam Rank in US Top 1000

# 995 in the US

Famous People Named Pam

• Pamela "Pam" Dawber American actress
• Pamela "Pam" Ferris Welsh actress
• Pamela Suzette "Pam" Grier American actress
• Pamela Howard "Pam" Shriver American tennis player
• Pamela "Pam" Anderson Canadian model and actress
• Pam Ayres English poet and comedienne
• Pamela K. "Pam" Long American actress

The name Pam in Pop Culture

• Pamela "Pam" Beesley Halpert, character on TV's "The Office"
• Pam character in 1974 film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
• Pam Ravenscroft aka Pamela Swynford De Beaufort vampire bouncer book/TV series "True Blood"
• Pamela "Pam" James character on TV's "Martin"
• Pam Fields Emily's mother on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Pamela "Pam" Poovey character on TV's Archer
• Pam character in the "St. Clare's" book series by Enid Blyton
• Pam character in video game "Stardew Valley"