Hammond

//ˈhæmənd// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable

    "The Glen was the prettiest place she knew, so pretty she thought she ought to name her first baby after it. With another "n" added "to make it look more like a name", she called him Glenn Hammond Curtiss. The middle name was taken from the town itself, or its first settler, Lazarus Hammond."

  3. 3
    A town in Mount Remarkable council area and Orroroo Carrieton council area, South Australia; named for William Henry Hammond Jervois, son of South Australia Governor William Jervois. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A river in New Brunswick, Canada. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A locale in the United States:; A neighborhood of Fresno, California. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States:; A village in Piatt County, Illinois; named for railroad official Charles Goodrich Hammond. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States:; A city in Lake County, Indiana; named for Detroit butcher George H. Hammond. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A locale in the United States:; A township in Spencer County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for a family of early settlers. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A locale in the United States:; A city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; named for Swedish immigrant and founder Peter av Hammerdal (anglicized to Peter Hammond). countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A locale in the United States:; A town in Aroostook County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A locale in the United States:; A township in Polk County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Wabasha County, Minnesota; named for landowner Joseph Hammond. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carter County, Montana. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A locale in the United States:; A town and village therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for landowner Abijah Hammond. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas; named for landowner Dr. B. F. Hammond. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A locale in the United States:; A town and village therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin; named for landowner R. B. Hammond. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A Hammond organ.

Etymology

Etymology 1

A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”). The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738 - 1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river.

Etymology 2

A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”). The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738 - 1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river.

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