Given name & surname · also French

Pulliam

“foal, colt”

Pulliam is a surname from Anglo-Norman (ultimately Welsh).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pulliam goes back to Anglo-Norman pulain, meaning “foal, colt.”

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Where it comes from

Pulliam comes from Anglo-Norman, and ultimately from Welsh.

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How it developed

From Anglo-Norman pulain (“foal, colt”), from Old French polain (“foal, colt”), from Welsh ap.

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Pulliam’s family of names

In English usage, Pulliam as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Пуллиам. In English usage, Pulliam as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Пульям. In English usage, Pulliam as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Korean form 풀리암.

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PulliamПульям풀리암

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