"Hamm" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: * As an English and German surname, from hamm (“enclosure, land by a stream”). * Also as a German surname, from Hamm in Westphalia, itself from a Low German derivative of Proto-Germanic *hammō (“corner, hollow, bend”), used in the sense "river bend," similar to Hamburg. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{m|ang|hamm|id=enclosure|t=enclosure, land by a stream}} hamm (“enclosure, land by a stream”), {{der|en|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hammō|t=corner, hollow, bend}} Proto-Germanic *hammō (“corner, hollow, bend”), {{m|de|Hamburg}} Hamburg Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hamm
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-Hamm-en-name-dIudAvtd Categories (other): English surnames, Old English links with manual fragments, Old English links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of English surnames: 69 31 Disambiguation of Old English links with manual fragments: 6 23 29 16 26 Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant alt parameters: 5 21 31 16 27
  2. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia
    Sense id: en-Hamm-en-name-sO3gMsET Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Old English links with manual fragments, Old English links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 57 Disambiguation of Old English links with manual fragments: 6 23 29 16 26 Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant alt parameters: 5 21 31 16 27

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