Ham - Meaning, Origin, Popularity & Variations

Ham

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ham'ham'1 syllable
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งEnglish
Warm

MEANING

A cured leg of pork

ORIGIN

English

ETYMOLOGY

Old English 'hamm', referring to the bend of the knee; later associated with the meat product

CULTURAL NOTES

Commonly associated with holiday meals and traditional English cuisine

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically used to describe both the cut of meat and the thigh or bend of the knee in Old English

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑHebrew
Short

MEANING

Hot or heat

ORIGIN

Biblical

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Hebrew name ื—ึธื (Cham), meaning 'hot' or 'heat'

CULTURAL NOTES

Ham is a biblical figure, one of Noah's sons, often associated with certain ethnic lineages in historical contexts

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Mentioned in the Bible as one of Noah's sons, with descendants traditionally linked to African nations

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