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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HAMLIN

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(origin: Local) A corruption of Hammeline, which was taken from Hamelen, a town on the river Weser, Germany. Hamelin, a town in Scotland, so called from Ham, a house or village, and lin, a waterfall, a small lake or pond.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).