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Hamar

Hamar proper noun: a town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark. Also the alternative spelling of Xamar.

Proper noun (1)

Hamar

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark.

Proper noun (2)

Hamar (plural Hamars)

  1. A surname.

Noun

Hamar pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.

Also used as

Hamar is also the alternative spelling of Xamar.

Forms of Hamar

Proper noun
pluralHamars
Noun
alternative formHamer

Origin of Hamar

Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”).

* As a Hungarian surname, a nickname from hamar (“fast”). * As a Norwegian, surname, a habitational surname from hamar (“hammer; stone, cliff, crag”). * As an English surname, variant of Hamer.

From Hamer-Banna hámar.

Questions about Hamar

What does Hamar mean?
Hamar means a town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark.
What part of speech is Hamar?
Hamar can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Hamar in the dictionary

  1. Hamans
  2. hamantasch
  3. hamantaschen
  4. hamantash
  5. hamantashen
  6. Hamar
  7. Hamars
  8. hamarthritis
  9. hamartia
  10. hamartialogical
  11. hamartialogy

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