proper noun/dy.a.mɛl/
a surname from Middle French; Duhamel (a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada)
Related: Duhamellois, Duhamelloise
Habitational surname, from Middle French du hamel (modern du hameau), literally, “of the hamlet”. See also Hamel. The municipality is named after Catholic bishop Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (1841 - 1909).