Yam - Meaning of Yam

What does Yam mean?

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Yam

[ 1 syll. yam, ya-m ] The baby girl name Yam is pronounced as YAA-M †. Yam is mainly used in Arabic and it is also of Arabic origin. The name Yam means ocean.

The Hebrew name Bat Yam and the name Yamm are variant forms of Yam.

See also the related categories, ocean (sea) and arabic.

Yam is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Yam include Yamm, Yan (Chinese), Yemae, Yen (Chinese and Vietnamese), Yenny, Yeun, Yon (Korean), Yone, Yumn, Yun (Chinese and Korean), Jaan, Jann (English), Yachnee, Yachney, Yachni, Yachnie, Yama (Indian), Yameen, Yameene, and Yamein.

† English pronunciation for Yam: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"