Hamelin - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hamelin \ha-me-lin\ is a variant of Hamlin (Old German), and the meaning of Hamelin is "little home-lover".

The baby name Hamelin sounds like Hamlyn and Hamlen. Other similar baby names are Hamblin, Gamlin, Hamelton, Hamel, Hamell and Harlin.

Hamelin is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#31880 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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