Tame

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname transferred from the nickname.

proper noun

1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
2
A river in the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Staffordshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
3
A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Goyt at Stockport, then becoming the River Mersey.

Etymology

English surname, from the adjective Middle English tame as a nickname, and in some cases a habitational surname from Thame in Oxfordshire.

tamara · A condiment popular in Italy, made of powdered cinnamon,…Tamara · A female given name from Hebrew, regularly used in English…tame · Under human control.

Tame · A surname transferred from the nickname.

Tamil · Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.tammy · A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly…Tammy · A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.

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