Pamela

English

"all honey"

Pamela Origin and Meaning

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

Pam was a somewhat pampered prom queen of the sixties who was never called by her full name, which is a pity because Pamela is so mellifluous and rich in literary history. A Top 25 name from the late 1940's through the late 60's, Pamela has just, sadly, dropped out of the Top 1000.

Pamela was first used by Elizabethan poet Sir Philip Sidney in his sixteenth century pastoral epic Arcadia, but it was Samuel Richardson's enormously popular novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded two centuries later that really promoted it. Rarely used now, Pamela might almost be ready for a revival, and the appealing Pam (wife of Jim, the male-equivalent name) on The Office may help bring it back.

But no, we won't be recommending the name of Pamela's partner--Linda.

Pamela Rank in US Top 1000

# 967 in the US

Pamela Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1163 on Nameberry

Pamela Popularity

• 1163 Nameberry 2024
• 952 Unique 2023
• 420 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Pamela

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• Velvet
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• Gary
• Carrie
• Ludmila
• Persis
• Burgundy
• Rosabel
• Nerine
• Stephen
• Monica
• Rachael
• Paula

Famous People Named Pamela

• Pamela Suzette "Pam" Grier American actress
• Pamela Beryl Harriman English,American diplomat
• Pamela Denise Anderson Canadian,American model/actress
• Pamela Reed American actress
• Pamela Redmond Satran American novelist and co,founder of Nameberry
• Pamela Catherine Gidley American actress
• Pamela "Pam" Gail Fryman American TV director
• Pamela Dellal American mezzo,soprano
• Pamela Fionna Adlon American voice actress
• Pamela Hayden American voice actress
• Pamela Helen Ostrer Mason English actress
• Pamela Geller American activist and commentator
• Pamela Helen Stephenson New Zealand actress; wife of comedian Billy Connolly
• Pamela 'Pam' Ayres English poet, broadcaster and entertainer
• Pamela Agatha "Pam" Nestor Guyanese,British singer
• Pamela "Pam" Howard Shriver American tennis player
• Pamela Memmott Canadian novelist
• Pamela Jeanne Banducci aka Pam Munoz Ryan American novelist
• Tammin Pamela Sursok Australian actress
• Pamela Horton (b. 1988) Playboy Playmate

Pamela in Pop Culture

• Pamela Andrews character in Samuel Richardson novel "Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded"
• Pamela Maran character on TV's "Army Wives"
• Pamela Morgan "Pam" Beesly Halpert, character on TV's "The Office"
• Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley aka Poison Ivy character in the Batman series
• Pamela Rebecca Barnes Ewing character on TV's "Dallas"
• Pamela "Pam" James character on TV show Martin
• Pamela Gray the main character in the novel 'Goddess of Light' (PC Cast)
• Pamela Manson mother of Sam Manson from "Danny Phantom"
• Pamela Saint character on Call the midwife.
• Pamela Tanner the late wife of Danny Tanner on TV's "Full House"
• Pamela Donaldson Katsopolis adopted daughter of Jesse and Becky Katsopolis on Netflix's "Fuller House"
• Pamela little girl in Ikana Valley in "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask"
• Pamela song by The Kooks