Hallam Forename
Approximately 530 people bear this name
Hallam Forename Definition:
This surname—the same word as ‘Hallamshire’—has been used as a baptismal only since 1833, year which witnessed the death of historian Hallam’s extremely gifted son, aged only 22: the Arthur Henry Hallam immortalized by his Cambridge friend, Alfred Tennyson, in In Memoriam, 1850—one of the three greatest elegies in the language.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | - | 162 | 1:1,789 | 404 |
| United States | 100% | 117 | 1:3,098,607 | 44,836 |
| England | 99% | 83 | 1:669,915 | 12,875 |
| India | 62% | 70 | 1:17,355,400 | 430,897 |
| New Zealand | - | 28 | 1:162,002 | 5,752 |
| Brazil | 100% | 27 | 1:7,934,672 | 106,358 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6 | 1:9,088,775 | 152,087 |
| Canada | 100% | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Germany | - | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
Hallam (23,859) may also be a surname.
Hallam Forename Meaning
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This surname—the same word as ‘Hallamshire’—has been used as a baptismal only since 1833, year which witnessed the death of historian Hallam’s extremely gifted son, aged only 22: the Arthur Henry Hallam immortalized by his Cambridge friend, Alfred Tennyson, in In Memoriam, 1850—one of the three greatest elegies in the language.
A Teutonic name, meaning: A threshold.
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