Hamer

See also: hamer

English

Etymology 1

• 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheɪmər/

Proper noun

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

Hamer pl (plural only)

1. Alternative form of Hamar (“a people of Ethiopia”)

Proper noun

Hamer

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

   Synonym: Hamer-Banna

Anagrams

• Hamre, Maher, Mehra, Rhame, harem, herma, rhema