"Hamm" meaning in German

See Hamm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈham/ Audio: De-Hamm.ogg , De-Hamm2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Hamms [genitive, masculine], Hamm [genitive, masculine], Hamm [feminine, genitive], Hamms [plural]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Middle Low German ham, hamm (“land enclosed by a river”); cognate with Old English hamm (“enclosure”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|ham}} Middle Low German ham, {{cog|ang|hamm#Etymology 2|hamm|t=enclosure}} Old English hamm (“enclosure”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Hamm m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hamms or (with an article) Hamm, feminine genitive Hamm, plural Hamms)
  1. a topographic or habitational surname with an etymology similar to that of English Hamm Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Hamm-de-name-fkEX2ATa Categories (other): German surnames, Old English links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant alt parameters: 7 28 18 20 23 5

Proper name

IPA: /ˈham/ Audio: De-Hamm.ogg , De-Hamm2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Hamms [genitive], Hamm [genitive, with-article]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Middle Low German ham, hamm (“land enclosed by a river”); cognate with Old English hamm (“enclosure”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|ham}} Middle Low German ham, {{cog|ang|hamm#Etymology 2|hamm|t=enclosure}} Old English hamm (“enclosure”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Hamm n (proper noun, genitive Hamms or (optionally with an article) Hamm)
  1. Hamm (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    Sense id: en-Hamm-de-name-kNwG7bH8 Categories (other): Old English links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant alt parameters: 7 28 18 20 23 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 17 6 3 36 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 18 4 2 46 1 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 91 5
  2. Hamm (a municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    Sense id: en-Hamm-de-name-7qePIzGv
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