pamela
/paˈmela/ · B2 · noun · f
brim
👒 Pamela = a big-brim straw hat named after a novel's heroine, Pamela
The hat is named after Pamela, the heroine of Samuel Richardson's 1740 novel, whose portrayals showed her in a wide straw hat. Link the name Pamela to the wide-brimmed hat and the stress falls on the second syllable: pa-ME-la.