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Hamlin

Hamlin proper noun: a surname from Anglo-Norman. Also the ellipsis of Hamlin County.

Proper noun

Hamlin (countable and uncountable, plural Hamlins)

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A community in Smoky Lake County, Alberta, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community and township in Audubon County, Iowa.
  5. A minor city and township in Brown County, Kansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky.
  7. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  8. A township in Eaton County, Michigan.
  9. A township in Mason County, Michigan.
  10. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
  11. A town and census-designated place in Monroe County, New York.
  12. A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
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  1. A village in Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
  2. A city in Jones County, Texas.
  3. A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, West Virginia.

Also used as

Hamlin is also the ellipsis of Hamlin County.

Forms of Hamlin

pluralHamlins
alternative formHambling
alternative formHamling

Origin of Hamlin

From the Anglo-Norman personal name Hamlin, a double diminutive of Old French Haimon.

Words formed from Hamlin

Questions about Hamlin

What does Hamlin mean?
Hamlin means a surname from Anglo-Norman.
What part of speech is Hamlin?
Hamlin is a proper noun.

Words near Hamlin in the dictionary

  1. hamlets
  2. Hamlett
  3. hamletted
  4. Hamletts
  5. hamlike
  6. Hamlin
  7. Hamlin County
  8. Hamling
  9. Hamlings
  10. hamlinite
  11. Hamlins

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