LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculine

Chām

Chām m sg (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈkʰãː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkam]

Meaning

  1. indeclinablea male given name from Hebrew, variant of Chāmus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeChām—
genitiveChām—
dativeChām—
accusativeChām—
ablativeChām—
vocativeChām—

Cham, m. indecl.,
I. a son of Noah, Ham, Lact. 2, 13, 5; Vulg. Gen. 9, 18 sqq.

Origins

Biblical Hebrew חָםbor. Ancient Greek Χάμ (Khám)bor. Latin Chām Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάμ (Khám).

Descendants
  • FrenchCham
  • ItalianCam
  • PortugueseCam
  • SpanishCam
  • CzechChám
  • DutchCham
  • VietnameseChamfrom French Cham
  • HungarianKám
  • PolishCham
  • TagalogKamfrom Spanish Cam

Quick answers

What does Chām mean in Latin?
Chām, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Hebrew, variant of Chāmus”.
How do you pronounce Chām?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰãː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkam].