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Hamm
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hamm
English
Etymology
As an English and en de - surname, from ang hamm enclosure enclosure, land by a stream.
Also as a German surname, from Hamm in Westphalia, itself from a en nds - derivative of en gem-pro *hammō corner, hollow, bend, used in the sense "river bend," similar to de Hamburg.
Proper noun
An English topographic surname for someone who lived in an area of flat land near a river; or a habitational name from several places with the same name in southern England.
en city s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany.
Anagrams
en ahmm Ah Mm
en surnames
East Central German
Etymology
Compare de Heim.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch home
Related terms
gmw-ecg Hammweh
Further reading
57
German
de:
Etymology
From de gml ham, gml hamm land enclosed by a river; cognate with ang hamm enclosure enclosure.
Pronunciation
de /ˈham/
de De-Hamm.ogg
de De-Hamm2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de am 1
Proper noun
surname
de topographic or habitational with an etymology similar to that of en Hamm
Proper noun
toponym
de independent city s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany Hamm
de municipality s/Rhineland-Palatinate c/Germany Hamm