# Kallam

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* A variant of Kelham, an English habitational surname from a place in Nottinghamshire.
* Borrowed from Telugu కళ్ళం (kaḷḷaṁ), a surname that is predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kallam