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Subject: Re: Hemma
Author: Swiff   (Authenticated as Swiff)
Date: July 1, 2011 at 4:34:28 AM
Reply to: Re: Hemma by Rene
Yes, I agree that Hemma could have several different derivations. It makes sense that it may have been used as a short form for names beginning with "Heim". A very reliable site about names used in Scandinavia and Germany is nordicnames.de They list several explanations:

http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Hemma
http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Hemmo

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