Belgian and Dutch (van Hamme): habitational name from any of
various places in Belgium, in the provinces of Brabant, Hainault, East
Flanders, and Limburg, named with Middle Dutch hamme ‘flood
plain’, ‘water meadow’, or ‘land in a river bend’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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