girl · english and greek
Pamela
say it pam-uh-luh
What Pamela means
- English and Greek coined by Philip Sidney, perhaps Greek 'all honey' debated
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 611 in Chile (2021)
- no. 2047 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1950.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Melissa Melina Honey Melinda Mindy Shahd Missy Malinda Yaara Melena Melita Malissa
Pamela in stories
- Pamela: Pamela Andrews, Richardson's virtuous maidservant
- Arcadia: Pamela, princess in Sidney's romance, where the name was coined
- Batman: Pamela Isley, Poison Ivy