PAM. The name of one RIc. Pam occurs in H.R. An Austrian family of this name became naturalized here in the last century. PAISIPHTLON. From pampilion a coat of various colours, formerly worn by domestic servants. The word was most Ukely a corruption of the Fr.papillm, abuttei-fly, the gaudy hues of which were emulated by this motley costume. PAMPLIN. The same as Pamphilou.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.