Duhamel

English

Etymology

From French Duhamel, habitational surname from Old French du hamel (“of the hamlet”).

Proper noun

Duhamel (plural Duhamels)

  1. A surname from French [in turn from Old French].

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Duhamel is the 19896th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1350 individuals. Duhamel is most common among White (94.15%) individuals.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Habitational surname, from Old French du hamel (modern du hameau), literally, “of the hamlet”. See also Hamel.

The municipality is named after Catholic bishop Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (1841 - 1909).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dy.a.mɛl/
  • Hyphenation: Du‧ha‧mel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Proper noun

Duhamel m

  1. a surname from Old French
  2. Duhamel (a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada)

Derived terms

  • Duhamellois, Duhamelloise
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