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Homme

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Three possible origins:

* Borrowed from Norwegian Homme, a habitational surname from several farmsteads so named from Old Norse hvammr (“small valley”).

* Borrowed from French Homme, a nickname from Old French homme (“man”), or a status surname for a vassal or feudal tenant.

* Borrowed from Northern French Hommé, a patronymic surname from the local form of Frankish *Audamār, which consists of Proto-Germanic *audaz (“treasure”) and *mēraz (“fame”).

proper noun Hommes

  1. A surname.

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MLA

"Homme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homme. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Homme. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homme

Chicago

"Homme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homme.

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@misc{homme_2026,
  title = {Homme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}