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Ham
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Appendix:Variations of "ham"
English
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Etymology 1
As an English and en de - surname, variant of en Hamm.
As a en nl - surname, from the noun nl ham bend in a river. Compare en Van Ham, en Vanderham.
As a en fr - surname, from several placenames, from the en frk - source of the Dutch word above.
As a en sh -, en sk - and en hu - surname (en Hám), from the noun hu hám harness, and sometimes from the German sense above.
As a en sl - surname, possibly from the "harness" or German senses above, or from sl ham grab, bite.
As a en cs - surname, shortened from en Abraham.
As a en ko - surname, from the name ko 함 (more at Ham). Compare en Hahm.
As a en zh - surname, from several names such as zh 咸 (see en Xian), zh 闞 (see en Kan), zh 范 (see en fan), zh 譚 (see en Tan), and possibly zh 涵 contain.
In some English surnames, from en ang hām, probably reduced from a name using it as a suffix en -ham.
Pronunciation
en /hæm/
en en-us-ham.ogg [ˈhɛə̯m]
en æm 1
en ham
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en suburb and ward in city/Plymouth co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SX4657. Ward map (Devon)
en small village par/Ham and Stone dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref ST6898. OS: Gloucestershire
en suburban area in the lbor/Richmond upon Thames and lbor/Kingston upon Thames co/Greater London cc/England OS grid ref TQ1771.
en Two <<districts>> (East Ham and West Ham) in <<lbor/Newham>>, <<co/Greater London>>.
en hamlet par/Northbourne dist/Dover co/Kent cc/England OS grid ref TR3254.
en small village/and/cpar in eastern co/Wiltshire cc/England south of town/Hungerford, West Berkshire OS grid ref SU3363. Parish map (Wiltshire)
en village lieutenancy area/Caithness carea/Highland cc/Scotland OS grid ref ND2373
Derived terms
en East Ham Ham and Stone Ham Green Ham Street,Hamstreet High Ham Newham West Ham
Etymology 2
+, son of Noah
From en he חָם.
Pronunciation
en /hæm/
en æm 1
en ham
Proper noun
en Q229702en biblical character A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.
Derived terms
en Hamite
en Hamitic
Translations
a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem
Afrikaans: af Gam
Arabic: ar حَام
Armenian: hy Քամ
Old Armenian: xcl Քամ
Bengali: bn হাম
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 含 ham4
Hakka: hak 含 Hàm
Hokkien: nan-hbl 含 Hâm
Mandarin: cmn 含 Hán
Czech: cs Chám m
Dutch: nl Cham
Finnish: fi Haam
French: fr Cham m
German: de Ham
Hindi: hi हाम m
Hungarian: hu Kám, hu Hám
Italian: it Cam m
Latin: la Cham, la Chām m, la Chāmus m
Polish: pl Cham m
Portuguese: pt Cam m, pt Cã m, pt Cão m
Russian: ru Хам m
Spanish: es Cam, es Châm
Vietnamese: vi Cham
References
Anagrams
en ahm HMA MHA Mah mah
en Biblical characters
Dutch
Etymology
(Limburg) First attested as Ham around 1776. Derived from nl ham alluvial land in the bend of a river.
(Land van Cuijk) First attested as Ham in 1803-1820. Derived from nl ham alluvial land in the bend of a river.
nl First attested in 1368 and derived from nl [Dutch] doesn't fit. If attested back then, then it must be derived from dum [Middle Dutch] or another language (Meierijstad) First attested as hamme in 1368. Derived from nl ham alluvial land in the bend of a river.
Pronunciation
nl /ɦɑm/
nl Nl-ham.ogg
nl Ham
nl ɑm 1
nl ham
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Kerkrade p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Land van Cuijk p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Meierijstad p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
References
Luxembourgish
thumb|eng Schläiss Ham
Etymology
From lb gmh hamme, from lb goh hama, from lb gem-pro *hammō. Cognate with nl ham, en ham, dialectal de Hamme.
Pronunciation
lb /haːm/
lb aːm 1
Noun
f
ham
lb Meats