Duhamel

American  

[doo-uh-mel, dyoo-, dy-a-mel] / ˌdu əˈmɛl, ˌdyu-, dü aˈmɛl /

noun

1. Georges Denis Thévenin, 1884–1966, French novelist, physician, poet, and essayist.

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Duhamel British  

/ dyamɛl /

noun

1. Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1884–1966, French novelist, poet, and dramatist; author of La Chronique des Pasquier (1933–45)

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Example Sentences

Dakota Media, the creative and production studio co-founded in 2020 by North Dakota-born actor Josh Duhamel, is registered in Venice, Calif.—but pitches itself as an expert in the heartland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The 19-year-old didn't approach her world record of 2:05.70, but she was 5.25sec faster than runner-up Cyrielle Duhamel of France.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

In the same interview, Duhamel expressed that he wanted to have more children and hoped to settle down with a woman he could “be with and have a family with.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Following the initial allegation controversy, Hammer stepped down from his starring role opposite Jennifer Lopez in comedy film Shotgun Wedding, and was replaced by Josh Duhamel.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2023

A system of plantation, specially though not exclusively suited to very moist soils, recommended by Duhamel a hundred years ago, has been revived in Germany, within about twenty years, with much success.

From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.