English Explanatory Dictionary

Homme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Homme Hommes

Etymology

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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