Hammond

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæmənd/

Proper noun

Hammond (countable and uncountable, plural Hammonds)

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • 1937, Clara Studer, Sky storming Yankee, Stackpole sons, published 1937, page 19:
      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. 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.
  4. A parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  5. A river in New Brunswick, Canada.
  6. A locale in the United States:
    1. A neighborhood of Fresno, California.
    2. A village in Piatt County, Illinois; named for railroad official Charles Goodrich Hammond.
    3. A city in Lake County, Indiana; named for Detroit butcher George H. Hammond.
    4. A township in Spencer County, Indiana.
    5. An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for a family of early settlers.
    6. A city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; named for Swedish immigrant and founder Peter av Hammerdal (anglicized to Peter Hammond).
    7. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
    8. A township in Polk County, Minnesota.
    9. A minor city in Wabasha County, Minnesota; named for landowner Joseph Hammond.
    10. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Montana.
    11. A town and village therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for landowner Abijah Hammond.
    12. An unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas; named for landowner Dr. B. F. Hammond.
    13. A town and village therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin; named for landowner R. B. Hammond.

Derived terms

Noun

Hammond (plural Hammonds)

  1. A Hammond organ.

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