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In Polish, Pamela is pronounced pah-ME-lah.
Pronounced PAM -EL-LA.
Interestingly, the nickname Pam seems very dated, but the name Pamela seems fresher. Makes sense, in a way. The syllable "mela" is very important to the name's meaning (associated with honey).
The name Pamela is pretty and elegant. The nickname Pam, not so much. One way around this is to pronounce the name Pa-MAY-luh. Then a nickname could be Mae, instead of Pam.
According to Henry Fielding, in his day the name was pronounced either "pa-MEL-a" or "pa-MEE-la." Nowadays, of course, these pronunciations are rarely if ever used.

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