Pamela

== English == === Etymology === Invented by Sir Philip Sidney for his pastoral poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (c 1593). Seemingly created from scratch; some imagine an analysis as Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs, “all”) + μέλι (méli, “honey”) but there is no evidence that this was intended. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpæmələ/ === Proper noun === Pamela A female given name originating as a coinage. ==== Derived terms ==== Pam, Pammy, Pammie, Pamela hat ==== References ==== == Albanian == === Proper noun === Pamela f a female given name == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Pamela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈmɛ.la/ Rhymes: -ɛla Syllabification: Pa‧me‧la === Proper noun === Pamela f a female given name, equivalent to English Pamela ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Pamela”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Pamela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈmela/ [paˈme.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: Pa‧me‧la === Proper noun === Pamela f a female given name