Given name & surname

Cham

Cham is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in English, Tagalog, Latin, and Old Czech.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Cham comes from Hokkien.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hokkien 詹 (Chiam).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cham’s family of names

In Latin usage, Cham has a related form in CHAMUS. In Latin usage, Cham has a related form in Chāmus.

Walk Cham’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Cham

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Hokkien

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Hokkien

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Hokkien

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Hokkien

Hwan

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No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

Teochew

Kwa

Kwa is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from Teochew.

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Cham’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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