Etymograph

English

Tame

Tame comes from Middle English tame.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tame
  2. EnglishtodayTame

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tame
  2. 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.

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