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Pamela

1 American  
[pam-uh-luh] / ˈpæm ə lə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


Pamela 2 American  
[pam-uh-luh] / ˈpæm ə lə /

noun

  1. (orVirtue Rewarded ) an epistolary novel (1740) by Samuel Richardson.


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Lady Pamela Hicks, who was a bridesmaid for Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 97, her daughter has said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“It’s a smallish club and it does get really cliquey,” said Pamela Andres, a former general manager at SYC who quit in 2022, stressed out over member misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Pamela and I met through our boys, so it was very special because we have a friendship and I admire her so much.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In order to make sense of the stakes involved in Republicans’ and Democrats’ redistricting push, I spoke with Pamela Karlan, law professor at Stanford University and co-director of Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

It turns out Pamela is from Boston as well, but when he tells her the name of the suburb where his parents live Pamela shakes her head.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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