Tam is a short form of
Thomas (name) in Scots, a nickname and a surname. It may refer to:
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Thomas
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Tam Dean Burn (born 1958), Scottish actor
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Tam Courts (born 1981), Scottish footballer
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Tam Dalyell of the Binns (1615–1685), Scottish Royalist general in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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Tam Dalyell
Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet, , ( ; 9 August 1932 – 26 January 2017), known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish Labour Party politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005. He represented West Lothian from 1962 to 1983 ...
(1932–2017), Scottish politician and Member of Parliament (1962-2005)
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Tam Galbraith
Sir Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith, known as Tam Galbraith, (10 March 1917 – 2 January 1982) was a Scottish Unionist politician.
Early life
The eldest son and heir of Thomas Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde, Galbraith was educated at Aytou ...
(1917–1982), Scottish politician
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Thomas McGraw (1952–2007), Scottish gangster
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Tam McManus (born 1981), Scottish former footballer
Nickname or other first name
* Tamunoemi
"Tam" David-West (1936–2019), Nigerian academic, social critic and former federal minister
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Tam Joseph (born 1947), Dominica-born British painter formerly known as Tom Joseph
* Tam or
Tom Kellichan (born c. 1954), Scottish musician,
The Skids
Skids are a Scottish punk rock and new wave band, formed in Dunfermline in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (guitar, keyboards, percussion and backing vocals), William Simpson (bass guitar and backing vocals), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and Richard Jo ...
original drummer (1977–1979)
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Tam Lenfestey (1818–1885), Guernsey poet
* Tamandani
"Tam" Nsaliwa (born 1982), Malawian footballer
* Walter Sumner
"Tam" Rose (1888–1961), American football player and head coach
* Hubert Tamblyn
"Tam" Spiva (1932–2017), American television screenwriter of ''The Brady Bunck'' and ''Gentle Ben''
Surname
* the Cantonese romanisation of
(譚), a common Chinese surname
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Reuben Tam (1916–1991), American artist
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Rabbeinu Tam
Jacob ben Meir (1100 – 9 June 1171 (4 Tammuz)), best known as Rabbeinu Tam ( he, רבינו תם), was one of the most renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbis and leading French Tosafists, a leading '' halakhic'' authority in his generation, and a gr ...
(1100–1171), Rabbi Jacob Tam
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Rod Tam (1953–2019), American businessman and politician
Fictional characters
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River Tam
River Tam is a fictional character of the ''Firefly'' franchise.
River is portrayed by actress Summer Glau in the 2002 TV series ''Firefly'' and the 2005 film '' Serenity''. The nature of the character and her role in the franchise has garnere ...
and
Simon Tam, fictional characters/siblings from ''
Firefly
The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...
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* Tam Song, supporting character in the book series Keeper of The Lost Cities by
Shannon Messenger
* Tam Amber, supporting character in
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American author and television writer. She is known as the author of the book series '' The Underland Chronicles'' and '' The Hunger Games''.
Early life
Suzanne Collins was born on August 10, 1962, ...
See also
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John Tams
John Tams (born 16 February 1949) is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, the son of a publican. He first worked as a reporter for the '' Ripley & Heanor News'' later working for BBC Radi ...
(born 1949), English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician
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