Tame

See also: tame and tamë

English

Etymology

From Middle English tame as a nickname. In some cases a habitational surname from Thame in Oxfordshire.

Proper noun

Tame

  1. A surname​.
  2. A river in Central England, tributary to the Trent.
  3. A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Goyt at Stockport, then becoming the River Mersey.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Maori

Proper noun

Tame

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Tom.

References

  • Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index
  • Fletcher Index of Maori Names
  • Ancestry.com: Exact search for the given name "Tame" in documents relating to New Zealand. Accessed on 25 February 2016
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