Haimo, also spelled Hamo, Heimo, Hamon, Haim, Haym, Heym, Aymo, Aimo, etc., is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. The Old French forms are Haimon, Aymon, Aimon, Aymes. It is a hypocoristic form of various Germanic names beginning with the radical haim-, meaning "home".
Haimo is the origin of a wide range of surnames, including English surnames like Hame, Haim , Haime, Haimes , Hains, Haines , Hayns, Haynes , Hammon, Hammond , [1] and Fitzhamon. [2] The Old French form Haimon was then combined with the diminutive suffix -et, giving the pet-name Hamunet, which in turn gave rise to the English name Hamnett and its variants. [3]
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