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Re: Background and Meaning of "Hampe"
Hello Stephen,I didn't find any year for Lower Saxony, but for other places I found these years (in the book Hans Bahlow: Deutsches Namenlexikon, 1967)Hampo - 9th century in WestphaliaHampe, Hempe - 1428 i.O. (don't know what that abbreviation stands for, it's not said in the book. I'd guess it means in Westphalia as well or in the eastern part of Westphalia?)Hampe - 1372 in Hesse, in Haldensleben, even as a female first nameHempe, Hempel - 1372 in Liegnitz (Silesia)Regards, Satu
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