Hamelink Family History
Hamelink Name Meaning
Dutch:: variant of Ameling originally from Dutch Flanders where h at the beginning of a word is not pronounced and hence may be unnecessarily written. possibly also a variant of Hamerlinck a Flemish surname which developed after consonant change lr to rl from the medieval personal name Amalric composed of the ancient Germanic elements amal ‘capable brave eager’ + rīc ‘power’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022