English
Hammond
Hammond comes from Proto-Germanic *haimaz ‘home’, and goes back to *Haimarīks ‘Henry’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Haimarīks‘Henry’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haimaz‘home’reconstructedsuch as descendants of *Haimarīks
- Englishearliest quotation 1937Hammond
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Haimarīks‘Henry’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haimaz‘home’reconstructedsuch as descendants of *Haimarīks
- Englishearliest quotation 1937Hammond
Earliest quotation: 1937, Clara Studer, Sky storming Yankee: “The Glen was the prettiest place she knew, so…”
The story
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.
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks ‘Henry’
through Proto-Germanic *haimaz ‘home’
Today it means
name An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks / Hammond