Hamlin

H4A1M3L1I1N1

proper noun

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

OriginOld French Haimon →
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Meanings

proper nounHamlin (countable and uncountable, plural Hamlins)

plural Hamlins · alternative Hambling · alternative Hamling

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

Origin

  1. Old FrenchHaimon
  2. EnglishHamlin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

Hamlin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamlin

MLA

“Hamlin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamlin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hamlin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamlin.

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