Hameln

== German == === Etymology === From Old Saxon Hamela, Hameloa, a compound whose second element is lōh (“clearing, meadow”) (compare modern High German Loh (“grove”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaːməln/ Hyphenation: Ha‧meln === Proper noun === Hameln n (proper noun, genitive Hamelns or (optionally with an article) Hameln) Hamelin (a town, the administrative seat of Hameln-Pyrmont district, Lower Saxony, Germany) === Proper noun === Hameln m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hamelns or (with an article) Hameln, feminine genitive Hameln, plural Hamelns) a surname transferred from the place name ==== Derived terms ==== von Hameln ==== Descendants ==== French: Hamelin English: Hamelin English: Hamlin