Pelham

English

"tannery town"

Pelham Origin and Meaning

The name Pelham is a boy's name of English origin meaning "tannery town".

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.

Famous People Named Pelham

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

The name Pelham in Pop Culture

• "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