English
Tame
Tame comes from Middle English tame.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tame
- EnglishtodayTame
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tame
- EnglishtodayTame
The story
English surname, from the adjective Middle English tame as a nickname, and in some cases a habitational surname from Thame in Oxfordshire.
Every English word from Middle English tame
Today it means
name A surname transferred from the nickname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English tame / Tame