# Hammond

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhæmənd/ · frequency rank #10,057

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. 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. A parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
5. A river in New Brunswick, Canada.
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## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Harmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammond-vs-harmon)
- **harmony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammond-vs-harmony)
- **hammock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammock-vs-hammond)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahmmond`, `hammnod`, `hammodn`, `hammondd`, `hammonnd`, `hamomnd`, `hamond`, `hhammond`, `hmamond`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hammond