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See also: hamer
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
- 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[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hamer
- A surname.
- A placename for Hamer, near Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK.
- A small city in Jefferson County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hamer pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of Hamar (“a people of Ethiopia”)
Proper noun[edit]
Hamer
- 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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