The mammen Surname
mammen Name Meaning and History
- German: East Frisian patronymic from the nursery name Mamme, linked to Middle High German mamme, memme ‘mother’s breast’ (Latin mamma).
- English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Maismon, Maimon, of unknown etymology.
- Indian (Kerala): variant of Thomas among Kerala Christians, with the Tamil-Malayalam third person masculine singular suffix -n. It is only found as a personal name in Kerala, but in the U.S. has come to be used as a family name among Kerala Christians.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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