All over the world, Putnam (Putnam 
) is a rare mostly male, but seldom girly forename. The first name Putnam is characteristic of the United States, where it is a very rare primarily male, but very infrequently girly name, and India, where it is an extremely rare girly name. Predominantly, Putnam is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Putnam | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia |
Putnam is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| deacon edward putnam (1654-1747) (b. 1654) |
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| tarrant putnam 1688 - 1732/1733 (b. 1688) |
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| harvey putnam American politician, US (b. 1793) |
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| allen putnam (b. 1802) |
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carleton putnam American businessman and writer (1901-1998), US (b. 1901) |
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| harrington putnam American judge (1851-1937); New York Supreme Court justice, US (b. 1851) |
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| sir captain thomas putnam (1863-1936) (b. 1863) |
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| arion putnam American painter and photographer, US (b. 1870) |
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| wallace putnam American painter, US (b. 1899) |
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| palmer cosslett putnam Wind power pioneer, US (b. 1900) |
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| read h. putnam (b. 1918) |
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| roy c. putnam (b. 1928) |
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| hanna putnam (3 Jul 1758 - certain 4 May 1793) |
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| willis e. putnam American politician, US |
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| lieutenant thomas putnam (1615-1686) |
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