faam

Etymology

From Middle Dutch fame, from Old French fame, from Latin fāma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faːm/

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• Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

faam m (uncountable)

1. reputation, fame

Etymology

From Old Frisian fāmne (“girl”), from Proto-Germanic *faimnjō (“shepherdess”), often incorrectly assumed to be borrowed from Latin fēmina (false cognate). Cognates include Föhr-Amrum North Frisian foomen, Old Saxon fêmia (“young woman”), Old English fǣmne (“young woman”), Old Norse feima (“shy girl”), Icelandic feiminn (“shy”), feimni (“shyness”).

Noun

faam c (plural fammen, diminutive famke)

1. girl
2. maidservant
3. girlfriend