Klamm
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Klamm (plural Klamms)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Klamm is the 33645th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 677 individuals. Klamm is most common among White (97.49%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klamm”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.
German
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German klam, from Old High German klam, modern German Klemme, from verb klemmen, attested regionally since 11th c.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Klamm f (genitive Klamm, plural Klammen)
- ravine (valley or gorge worn by running water)
- Synonyms: Felsenschlucht, Schlucht
- 1873, Heinrich Noë, “Was in der tiefen Klamm vorgeht”, in Die Gartenlaube:
- Andere, welche viele solche Klammen gesehen haben, behaupten, die Partnachklamm habe vor anderen Schlünden, durch welche sich reißende Wasser hindurchkämpfen, nichts Besonderes voraus, als etwa die bequemen Steige, die hindurchgehen, und selbst diesen Vorzug theile sie mit mehreren derartigen Schaustücken, insbesondere der Unkener-, der Seisenbergklamm und anderen.
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Declension
[edit]Declension of Klamm [feminine]
Further reading
[edit]Hunsrik
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Klamm f (plural Klamme)
Further reading
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