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Hamer

/ˈheɪmər/

Hamer proper noun: a surname. Also the alternative form of Hamar.

Proper noun (1)

Hamer

  1. A surname.
  2. A placename for Hamer, near Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK.
  3. A small city in Jefferson County, Idaho.
  4. An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
  5. An unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina.

Proper noun (2)

Hamer

  1. A South Omotic language spoken primarily in southern Ethiopia by the Hamar people and Banna people, and by speakers of Karo.
    Synonyms:
    Hamer-Banna

Also used as

Hamer is also the alternative form of Hamar.

Synonyms of Hamer

Origin of Hamer

* As an English surname, from the place in Lancashire, from Old English hamor (“cliff”), apparently a rare use instead of the sense for "hammer" (compare Old Norse hamarr (“stone, cliff”). * As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Amer. * As a Dutch surname, from hamer (“hammer”). * As a German and Jewish surname, variant of the noun Hammer (“hammer”), with several Slavic derivatives.

Questions about Hamer

What does Hamer mean?
Hamer means a surname.
What part of speech is Hamer?
Hamer is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hamer?
Hamer is pronounced /ˈheɪmər/.

Words near Hamer in the dictionary

  1. Hamels
  2. hamentasch
  3. hamentaschen
  4. hamentash
  5. hamentashen
  6. Hamer
  7. Hamer-Banna
  8. hamerkop
  9. hamerkops
  10. Hameron
  11. Hamerton

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