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Around the world, האם (Ham , Hamm , Hamme ) is a common mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine given name. The forename האם is characteristic of Tunisia, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but very seldom girly name, Algeria, and Brunei, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. More prevalently, האם is the last name as well as the forename.
האם is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ham , the Biblical figure, son of Noah, Divine Principle; Hamm , the Toy Story character; Hamm , the character in the play "The endgame"; Hamm , the operatic character in the opera Fin de Partie by György Kurtág and Ham , the operatic character in the opera Noye's Fludde by Benjamin Britten.