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Gender: Male Meaning of Pelham: "tannery town" Origin of Pelham: English

The name Pelham is a boy's name of English origin meaning "tannery town". Pelham and discussed in our forums with posts like "1910's Generation Cafw".

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Pelham, a place-name surname, could work well as a first, despite its slightly arrogant air. It's what the P in P.G. Wodehouse stands for.

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Famous People Named Pelham

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Pelham Grenville "P.G." Wodehouse, English novelist
Pelham Francis "Plum" Warner, English cricketer
Pelham Humfrey, English composer
Pelham George "P.G." von Donop, British officer and footballer; godfather to P.G. Wodehouse

Pop Culture References for the name Pelham

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"The Taking of Pelham 123," novel by Morton Freedgood, filmed in 1973 and 2009
Herbert “Bertie” Pelham, 5th Marquess of Hexham, character on TV's Downton Abbey

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