I don't understand it...why are they called hamburgers when there's clearly no ham?

No-one knows. One theory is that its named after Hamburg, New York, but its debatable.

Theres probably ham in the McDonald ones. Theres no godamn beef so anything could be in them

Hamburgers were made by Germans, it's that simple. They were coming to the US and since bread and meat was about all they had, they simply put the two together.

And so history was made.

Hamburger is named after Hamburg Germany

"Hamburgers were made by Germans, it's that simple. They were coming to the US and since bread and meat was about all they had, they simply put the two together.

And so history was made.

Hamburger is named after Hamburg Germany
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"Termite said:

"Hamburgers were made by Germans, it's that simple. They were coming to the US and since bread and meat was about all they had, they simply put the two together.

And so history was made.

Hamburger is named after Hamburg Germany
"

No, hamburgers are an American invention. No-one knows exactly where they come from in America, there are many theories. Read the "History of the Hamburger" Section in the hamburger article for more info.
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The hamburg theory seems far more likely though in britain they're generally referred to as beef burgers..

Actually I got served a ham sandwich once in bulgary when I ordred a hamburger. :)

I think the Hamburg, Germany theory is more plausible. That also explains why hamburgers are called hamburgers here in Norway even though "ham" means "him" in Norwegian and the English "ham" is called "skinke".