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Hammond

  • /ˈhæmənd/ US

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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.

proper noun Hammonds

  1. countable, uncountable An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. countable, uncountable 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.
  3. countable, uncountable 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. countable, uncountable A parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  5. countable, uncountable A river in New Brunswick, Canada.
  6. countable, uncountable A neighborhood of Fresno, California.
  7. countable, uncountable A village in Piatt County, Illinois; named for railroad official Charles Goodrich Hammond.
  8. countable, uncountable 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.
  9. countable, uncountable A township in Spencer County, Indiana.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for a family of early settlers.
  11. countable, uncountable A city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; named for Swedish immigrant and founder Peter av Hammerdal (anglicized to Peter Hammond).
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  13. countable, uncountable A township in Polk County, Minnesota.
  14. countable, uncountable A minor city in Wabasha County, Minnesota; named for landowner Joseph Hammond.
  15. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Carter County, Montana.
  16. countable, uncountable A town and village therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for landowner Abijah Hammond.
  17. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas; named for landowner Dr. B. F. Hammond.
  18. countable, uncountable A town and village therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin; named for landowner R. B. Hammond.

noun Hammonds

  1. A Hammond organ.

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Closest in meaning: garcia, darling, tooke, game, drawbar, keyboard, console, spinet, organ, tonewheel, analogue, digital, keys, synthesizer, combo, electromechanical

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@misc{hammond_2026,
  title = {Hammond},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hammond},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}