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English word origin

Etymology of Homme

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 (“ma

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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”).

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  • Borrowed-form mentionHommeno
  • Derivation mentionhvammrnon
  • Borrowed-form mentionHommefr
  • Derivation mentionhommefro
  • Borrowed-form mentionHomméfr
  • Derivation mention*audazgem-pro
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