Why is a hamburger called a hamburger?

Answer 1

I found some originals that will interest you:

A hamburger is a sandwich that consists of a cooked patty of ground meat that is usually beef. Hamburger can also refer to a cooked patty of ground beef by itself. The patty alone is also known as a beefburger or burger.

Hamburger can also refer to the meat itself. This type of meat can be used in boxed dinners such as "Hamburger Helper". Hamburger is actually a distinct product from ground round and other types of ground meat. However, ground beef of any form is often commonly referred to as "hamburger." A recipe calling for 'hamburger' (the non-countable noun) would require ground beef or beef substitute- not a whole sandwich.

The word "Hamburger" comes from Hamburg, Germany; the inhabitants of this city are also known as "Hamburger" in German but as Hamburgians in English. In Germany, local traditional snacks are often named after the place of origin, like the Frankfurter (also known as a hotdog), the Berliner (a type of "doughnut") or (Nürnberger) Bratwurst. In Hamburg it was common to put a piece of roast pork into a roll, called Rundstück warm, although this is missing the "essence" of the modern hamburger, which is ground meat. Yet another theory however states that also in Hamburg, Germany, meatscraps, similar to modern ground beef were served on a Brötchen, a round bun-shaped piece of bread. It is said that German immigrants then took the Hamburger to the United States, where the bun was added, creating the modern Hamburger.[

Answer 2

Because it's name came from Hamburg

Answer 3

Why is a Hamburger called a hamburger !!
Check out this site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger#Precursors_and_origins

Answer 4

SIMPLY.... HAMBURG GERMANY!! MORE IMPORTANTLY Y IS A HOT DOG CALLED A HOT DOG!!!!? WEIRD

Answer 5

Because it was originally made in...oh, that German city...you know...er...