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Hammond

US/ˈhæmənd/

Hammond proper noun: an English surname originating as a patronymic.

hammond: an English surname originating as a patronymic
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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.
    • 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.1937, Clara Studer, Sky storming Yankee, Stackpole sons, published 1937, page 19
  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 neighborhood of Fresno, California.
  7. A village in Piatt County, Illinois; named for railroad official Charles Goodrich Hammond.
  8. A city in Lake County, Indiana; named for Detroit butcher George H. Hammond.
    • The funds were used to conduct Unifon projects in Indianapolis and Hammond, Indiana, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Washington, DC, and at several locations in the Chicago area.2006 July, Kenneth C. Anderson, “Why Unifon?”, in Unifon.org, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2022, page 1
  9. A township in Spencer County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for a family of early settlers.
  11. A city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; named for Swedish immigrant and founder Peter av Hammerdal (anglicized to Peter Hammond).
  12. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
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  1. A township in Polk County, Minnesota.
  2. A minor city in Wabasha County, Minnesota; named for landowner Joseph Hammond.
  3. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Montana.
  4. A town and village therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for landowner Abijah Hammond.
  5. An unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas; named for landowner Dr. B. F. Hammond.
  6. A town and village therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin; named for landowner R. B. Hammond.

Noun

Hammond (plural Hammonds)

  1. A Hammond organ.

Forms of Hammond

Proper noun
pluralHammonds
Noun
pluralHammonds

Origin of Hammond

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.

Words formed from Hammond

Phrases with Hammond

Questions about Hammond

What does Hammond mean?
Hammond means an English surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Hammond?
Hammond can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Hammond?
Hammond is pronounced /ˈhæmənd/ (US).

Words near Hammond in the dictionary

  1. hammockless
  2. hammocklike
  3. hammocks
  4. hammocky
  5. Hammon
  6. Hammond
  7. Hammond Island
  8. Hammond organ
  9. Hammond organs
  10. Hammond Street
  11. Hammonds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hammond (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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