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Fine name, cute diminutive. Knew a Pam most of my life, so it's a very comfortable name.

Eh, it's alright. I feel like it's a little bit square and boring, though. Kinda like Brenda or Linda. Or Evelyn or Martha, for that matter.

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Pam is fine. It's friendlier than Pamela. Pam reminds me of nn's like Bev, Jan, Fran, Barb, Marty, and Dot.

A friend of mine in elementary school had Pamela as a middle name and, around the time I was friends with her, I had a lip balm I got in Myrtle Beach; it had tiare-like flowers on the canister and the name/brand on it said “Panama.” For a long time I associated Pamela with Panama and thought it was completely exotic and beautiful. I definitely prefer Pamela to Pam.

I think Pamela is very pretty. It sounds like it ought to be a flower name, though it isn't. I don't like Pam, it sounds like a hard slap, and also reminds me of what I spray my baking pans with. (Also, Pam is the name of my MIL's sister, who is one of those people who thinks she's a lot smarter and cooler than she actually is. Yes, her full name is Pamela.)

I love both

I really like both Pamela & Pam.

I like Pamela very much; Pam is probably inevitable and is OK. My doctor's receptionist is Pamela and she doesn't use a nn.

I like it. People may call it old-fashioned but I don't care. I think it sounds wonderful and feminine.