Haimo, also spelled Hamo, Heimo, Hamon, Haim, Haym, Heym, Aymo, Aimo, etc., is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

of Germanic origin. The

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

forms are Haimon, Aymon, Aimon, Aymes. It is a

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

form of various Germanic names beginning with the radical ''haim-'', meaning "home".

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''Haimo'' is the origin of a wide range of surnames, including English surnames like ''Hame'', ''

Haim The name ''Haim'' can be a first name or surname originating in the Hebrew language, or deriving from the Old German name '' Haimo''. Hebrew etymology Chayyim ( he, חַיִּים ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ), also transcribed ''Ha ...

'', ''Haime'', ''

Haimes Haimes is an English language surname. Etymology According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', the modern name ''Haimes'' originates in two different medieval names, which came to sound the same around the sixtee ...

'', ''Hains'', '' Haines'', ''Hayns'', '' Haynes'', ''Hammon'', '' Hammond'', and

Fitzhamon Fitzhamon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Robert Fitzhamon (died 1107), Norman noble * Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester ( 1100–1157), Anglo-Norman noblewoman * Lewin Fitzhamon Lewin "Fitz" Fitzhamon (5 June 1869 – 10 Oc ...

. The Old French form ''Haimon'' was then combined with the

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...

''-et'', giving the pet-name ''Hamunet'', which in turn gave rise to the English name ''

Hamnett ''Hamnett'', and its spelling variants ''Hamnet'' and '' Hannett'', is a personal name (now usually or only found as a surname). Etymology According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', the modern name ''Hamnett'' o ...

'' and its variants.''The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', ed. by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure, 4 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), II, p. 1183 .v. ''Hamnett'', and the other entries referred to there .

People

Aimo Aimo (commonly known as Saint Aimo, also Aymon or Hamon) was a mystic and monk. Born in the village of Landecob, Brittany near Rennes, Aimo entered the Benedictine monastery of Savigny, in Savigny, Normandy. Suspected of having leprosy, he ...

(d. 1173), French monk, mystic and saint * Heymo (bishop of Wrocław) (r. 1120–1126) ;Aymon *

Aymon de Briançon Aymon de Briançon (died 21 February 1211) was a Burgundian nobleman and Carthusian monk who served as the archbishop of Tarentaise from around 1175 until his death. From 1186, he was a prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He took part in the Third Cr ...

(d. 1211), archbishop of Tarentaise *

Aymon II of Geneva Aymon II (died 1280) was the Count of Geneva from 1265. He was the son and heir of Count Rudolf, but died heirless himself and was succeeded by his brother Amadeus II. According to one modern historian, he was “overawed by the power of the count ...

(r. 1265–1280), count * Aymon, Count of Savoy (r. 1329–1343) *

Aymon III of Geneva Aymon III or Aimon III (died 30/31 August 1367), a soldier, statesman and Crusader, was the twelfth Count of Geneva between January 1367 and his death seven months thence. He was the eldest son and successor of Amadeus III of Geneva, Amadeus III and ...

(r. 1367), count * Aymon of Ortinge (fl. 1369), French mercenary captain * Aymon of Challant (d. c. 1387), Aostan nobleman *

Aymon I de Chissé 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 r ...

(d. 1428), bishop of Nice and Grenoble *

Aymon II de Chissé 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 r ...

(d. 1450), bishop of Nice and Grenoble ;Haimo *

Haimo of Auxerre Haimo of Auxerre (died c. 865) was a member of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre. Although he was the author of numerous Biblical commentaries and theological texts, little of his life is known today. Haimo defended the real presence ...

(d. c. 865), French monk and biblical scholar *Haimo

de Valognes de Valognes (Valoignes, Valoines, Valoins, Valons, Valeynes, Valeignes, Valens, Valence, Valance, Valang, Valoniis) is a family name of two distinct powerful families with notable descendants in the centuries immediately following the Norman Con ...

(r. 1086), Anglo Norman lord in Suffolk ;Haymo *

Haymo of Halberstadt Haymo (or Haimo) (died 27 March 853) was a German Benedictine monk who served as bishop of Halberstadt, and was a noted author. Biography The exact date and place of Haymo's birth are unknown. He entered the Order of St. Benedict at Fulda as a yo ...

(died 853), German monk, bishop and biblical scholar *

Haymo of Faversham Haymo of Faversham, O.F.M. ( ) was an English Franciscan scholar. His scholastic epithet was ' (Latin for "Most Aristotelian among the Aristotelians"), referring to his stature among the Scholastics during the Recovery of Aristotle amid the ...

(d. c. 1243), English Franciscan scholar ;Hamo *

Hamo the Steward Hamo the Steward, the Sheriff of Kent was a leading person during the 11th century, Norman Conquest of England. He had extensive land holdings in Essex, Kent and Surrey. He was a judge at Penenden in case between Lanfranc and Odo of Bayeux in ...

(fl. 1071–1076), Anglo-Norman sheriff of Kent *

Hamo Dapifer Hamo DapiferHollister ''Henry I'' pp. 363–364 (died c. 1100) (''alias'' HaimoBarlow ''William Rufus'' pp. 188–189) was an Anglo-Norman royal official under both King William I of England (r. 1066–1087) and his son King William II of England ...

(d. c. 1100), Anglo-Norman official * Hamo (dean of Lincoln) (fl. 1189–1195) * Hamo (dean of York) (fl. 1216–1219) *

Hamo de Crevecoeur Hamo de Crevequer (died 1263) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman who held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Gerinun de Holeburn was in 1263 one of a jury of twelve assembled lawfully to conclude upon an ‘inquisition into how much land ...

(d. 1263), Anglo-Norman official *

Hamo le Strange Hamo le Strange, Heimon Lestrange, Hamo L'Estrange or Hamo Extraneus (died late in 1272 or early 1273) was an English Crusader. His surname means ''the Foreigner''. By marriage to Isabella of Beirut he was Lord of Beirut in the Kingdom of Jerusalem ...

(d. 12727/1273), English crusader *

Hamo Hethe Hamo Hethe was a medieval Bishop of Rochester, England. He was born about 1275 in Centuries, Hythe. He was elected on 18 March 1317 and consecrated on 26 August 1319. He resigned the see early 1352 before his death 4 May 1352.Fryde, et al. ''H ...

(c. 1275–1352), bishop of Rochester *

Hamo Thornycroft Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (9 March 185018 December 1925) was an English sculptor, responsible for some of London's best-known statues, including the statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster. He was a keen student of classi ...

(1850–1925), English sculptor ;Hamon * Hamon Dentatus (d. 1047), Norman baron *

Hamon de Massey The first Hamon de Massey was the owner of the manors of Agden, Baguley, Bowdon, Dunham, Hale and Little Bollington after the Norman conquest of England (1066), taking over from the Saxon thegn Aelfward according to Domesday Book. His probable ...

(fl. c. 1070), Anglo-Norman baron * Hamon Sutton (d. 1461/1462), English MP

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