Gomer

See also: gomer and GOMER

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Gomer (countable and uncountable, plural Gomers)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. (biblical) The eldest son of Japheth.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 10:2:

     The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Translations

biblical character

• Hebrew: גֹּמֶר m (Gomer)
• Spanish: Gómer m
• Vietnamese: Go-mê

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gomer is the 20512^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1293 individuals. Gomer is most common among White (80.43%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.6%) individuals.

Noun

Gomer (plural Gomers)

1. Alternative form of GOMER

Anagrams

• Moger