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Pelham

"Derived from a British place name"

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Pelham at a glance

Gender
Boy
Origin
English
Western numerology
1
Indian numerology
2
Characters
6
Popular
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Number meaning for Pelham

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What does Pelham mean?

Pelham is a baby name with English context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Derived from a British place name.

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Diminutive of Pearl: Pearl (after the name of the semiprecious jewel)

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Brother names

Brothers for Pelham

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Barnham
Boy English

Variant of Barnum: From the baron's home

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Beornham
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From the nobleman's home

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Dweller by the Bridge; Dwells at the bridge; From the village near a bridge; one who lives near a bridge, soldier

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From the soldier's land

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From the soldier's land

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Dell town; Valley town

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Farnham
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Fernham
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To come from a meadow where fern grows; Variant of Farnham: Fern meadow

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Sister names

Sisters for Pelham

Unisex
Cam
Unisex English

and of Cameron: Bent nose; Crooked or crooked mouth; crooked river; Diminutive of Campbell: Crooked mouth; orange fruit, sweet, beloved, referring to the sun

220 family views

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Fitzadam
Unisex English

Literally means Son of Adam; the son of Adamand

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Diminutive of Pamela: Name invented in the 16th century for a heroine of the book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney

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Peace
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Peace; peaceful One of the many qualities and virtues that the Puritans adopted as names after the Reformation; Tranquil

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Pearl
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gemstone; Moti; Pearl (after the name of the semi-precious jewel); Precious

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Pearlie
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Diminutive of Pearl: Pearl (after the name of the semiprecious jewel)

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Pebbles
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a stone; small stones

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Peg
Girl English

A contracted form of Margaret; Diminutive of Margaret which developed from rhyming with Meg; Diminutive of Margaret: Pearl; Old Greek - Pearl

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Dweller by the Bridge; Dwells at the bridge; From the village near a bridge; one who lives near a bridge, soldier

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