Pamela

Pamela is an English name invented by the poet Sir Philip Sidney, who used it in his prose romance Arcadia (1590). Sidney likely coined it from Greek elements meaning all and honey, though the exact reasoning behind his coinage is uncertain. The name gained lasting popularity after Samuel Richardson made it the title and heroine of his influential 1740 novel, cementing it as a recognizable English given name. Pammy is a common informal short form.