Hamer

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English

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Etymology 1

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  • 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.
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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

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Noun

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Hamer pl (plural only)

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

Proper noun

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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

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