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Nam name meaning

First Name
1k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
6k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Nam mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Nam

User Submitted Origins

Vietnamese
69%
Korean
19%
English
6%
Arabic
6%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Nam is of Vietnamese origin and means "Man; manly; male".
  2. According to a user from Michigan, U.S., the name Nam is of Arabic origin and means "Sleep".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Nam
Am not.

Etymology: Contr. fr. ne am

Nam
(imp.) of Nim.
Wiktionary
  1. (informal) Clipping of Vietnam.
  2. (informal) The Vietnam War.

Nam was also found in the following language(s): Vietnamese

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Notable Persons Named Nam

Notable Persons Named Nam

Nam Joo-hyuk

Nam Joo-hyuk is a model (people), actor, and model. His most notable accomplishments were from 2013 to present. Nam was born on February 22nd, 1994 in Busan.

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Eric Nam

Eric Nam is a singing, television presenter, singer, and television host. Eric was given the name Nam Yoon-do on November 17th, 1988 in Atlanta.

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Nam Ji-hyun

Nam Ji-hyun is an actor and actress. Her ongoing career started in 2004. Nam was born on September 17th, 1995 in Incheon. Nam is also known as Nam and Ji-hyeon.

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Nam Woo-hyun

Nam Woo-hyun is a singer-songwriter and actor. Nam was born Nam Woo-hyun on February 8th, 1991 in Seoul.

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Nam Bo-ra

Nam Bo-ra is an actor and actress. She was most prominent from 2006 to present. Nam was born on November 27th, 1989 in Seoul.

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Nam Sang-mi

Nam Sang-mi is an actor and actress. She has had major accomplishments since 2001. Nam was born on May 3rd, 1984 in Yeongju.

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  • Nam Gyu-ri
    Actor
  • Nam Nguyen
  • Nam Tae-hee
    Soccer Player
  • Nam Hyun-joon
    Musician
  • Nam Le
  • Nam Doh-hyeong
    Voice Acting
  • Nam Phương
    Royalty
  • Nam Il
  • Nam Jin
    Musician
  • Nam Sung-yong
    Athlete
  • Nam Chang-hee
  • Nam Hyun-Hee
  • Nam Suk Lee
  • Nam Yeong-sin

Notable Persons With the Last Name Nam

Notable Persons With the Last Name Nam

Eric Nam

Eric Nam is a singing, television presenter, singer, and television host. Eric was given the name Nam Yoon-do on November 17th, 1988 in Atlanta.

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Leonardo Nam

Leonardo Nam is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 2001 to present. Leonardo was born in 1979 in Buenos Aires.

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Tyson Nam

Tyson was born on October 6th, 1983 in Waimanalo, Hawaii, United States.

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Yui Chul Nam

Yui was born on July 16th, 1981 in Seoul.

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John Cheng Yeow Nam

John Cheng Yeow Nam was a getai actor, getai singer, compére, and getai. His career lasted from 1998 to 2013. John was born on December 26th, 1961. John is also known as 阿南, Ah Nan, Ah Nam, and Zhong Yaonan. He left this life on January 21st, 2013.

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Naomi Nari Nam

Naomi Nari Nam is a figure skater.

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Common last names for Nam

Common first names for Nam

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Nam U.S.
█  White 3.33% 64.26%
█  African American 0.98% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 92.87% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.08% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.76% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 0.98% 16.26%

Of Last Name Nam

People with the last name Nam are most frequently Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Nam

  • How Popular is the name Nam? Nam is the 9,000th most popular name of all time. As a last name Nam was the 5,569th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Nam have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,349 babies born with the first name Nam in the United States. That's more than enough people named Nam to occupy the territory of Niue (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 1,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Nam? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1975 when it was given as a first name to 14 new born babies.
  • When was Nam first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Nam is Monday, September 24th, 1888.
  • What year had the most people named Nam born? The highest recorded use of the first name Nam was in 1984 with a total of 58 babies.
  • Random Nam Factoid: According to the 1981 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Nam is not a popular baby boy's name in Texas. Imagine that, only 10 babies in Texas have the same name in 1981.
  • Weird things about the name Nam: The name spelled backwards is Man. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nma. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Nam? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 6,244 people with the last name Nam.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Nam? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have Nam as their last name.
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