Palm
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About Palm
Palmer is a Top 300 choice in the US for girls and has more recently been on the rise for boys, but what about the shorter form, Palm? A spiritual name, a word name, and a nature name, it comes from the Latin palma meaning "palm tree" or referring to the palm of the hand.
Palm for girls
It was historically used as a short form of Palmarius and Palmatius, which, like contemporary Palmer is, were associated with pilgrims, who brought a palm branch back with them from their pilgrimage.
Theoretically, Palm could fit in with options such as Blessing, Halo, Psalm, Miracle, and Praise, however, it might also be associated with the act of concealing something during a trick or theft, or with "palming" something or someone "off", through deception.
Palm for boys
Ultimately derived from the Latin palma meaning "palm tree" and "palm of the hand", it has appeared historically in the names Palmarius and Palmatius and more recently, in Palmer. Associated with Pilgrims who would bring a palm branch back from their journey to the holy land, it could fit in with the likes of True, Creed, and Shepherd.
While it might appeal as a modern spiritual option, Palm is also associated with a deflection tactic in football and concealing something as part of a trick or perhaps a theft. There's also the common phrase "palm off", used to mean getting rid of something (or someone) through misleading information and deception. It's for these reasons perhaps that the similar Palmer is chosen instead.
Pronounced PAHM.