noun
Hamm
noun
1
A surname, originally describing someone who lived on flat land near a river, or referring to the German city of Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia.
"The Hamm family has farmed this valley for generations."
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Etymology
From an Old English/Germanic word meaning "enclosure" or "land by a river bend," the same root behind the German city of Hamm.