MEANING & HISTORY
What does Hamham mean?
Hamham is explicitly identified in Cebuano as a familiar form of Abraham. Its repeated syllable is the immediate formation; it should not be treated automatically as the separate biblical name Ham.
Abraham's historical dictionary account gives father of a multitude, but that is the older name's explanation, not a literal compound hidden in Hamham's two identical parts.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
A diminutive of Abraham.
a diminutive of the male given name Abraham
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Hamham in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Hamham
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Hashim·Arabic crusher or breaker, traditionally of crumbled bread
- Hakim·Wise in the Arabic Ḥakīm account
- Handum·To remember fondly; to yearn
- Hanna♀Grace; a form of Hannah
- Hannah♀Grace or favour
- Hassan·Hasan variant, or the distinct Arabic beautifier-name
- Abraham♂Biblically interpreted as father of many
- Habiba·Feminine Habib: beloved
What rhymes with Hamham?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Hamham further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Hamham (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources — Abraham (opens in a new tab)
Historical father-of-a-multitude explanation of explicitly linked Abraham.