Hamme

See also: hamme

English

Etymology

• As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, reduced form of Dutch van Hamme, referring to Hamme in Belgium. See Ham.
• As a German and English surname, variant of Hamm.

Proper noun

Hamme (plural Hammes)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hamme is the 36426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Hamme is most common among White (89.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hamme”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German hamme, from Old High German hamma (“shank, thigh”, literally “curved limb; bent limb”), from Proto-Germanic *hammō (“shinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham”). Cognate with German Hamme (“ham; meat from the hindquarters”), Dutch ham (“ham”), English ham.

Noun

Hamme f

1. (Uri) the hook on the wide end of a scythe blade

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 65.