Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

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.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

SAG-AFTRA spokesperson Pamela Greenwalt did not respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The picturesque community of 270 homes has attracted many notable residents, including Sarah Paulson, Stevie Nicks, and Pamela Anderson.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Cardellini’s Pamela Voorhees is what happens when women drinking from a bottomless well of contempt and human carelessness hit their limit.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

We only found out he’d remarried an old family friend, Pamela, when Harvey Levin from TMZ called Noah to ask if he had a comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

That brings up a bigger question: If he already knew about Pamela, what else does he know?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training