Hamar

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See also: hamar and hämar

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (rocky hill).

Proper noun

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Hamar

  1. A town and municipality in Innlandet, Norway, previously in Hedmark (until 1 January 2020).

Etymology 2

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  • As an Hungarian surname, a nickname from hamar (fast).
  • As a Norwegian, surname, a habitational surname from hamar (hammer; stone, cliff, crag).
  • As an English surname, variant of Hamer.

Proper noun

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Hamar (plural Hamars)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hamar is the 41501st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Hamar is most common among White (91.41%) individuals.

Further reading

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Etymology 3

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From Hamer-Banna hámar (aapó).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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Hamar pl (plural only)

  1. A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

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Hamar

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality in Innlandet, Norway, previously in Hedmark (until 1 January 2020).

Norwegian Nynorsk

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 Hamar on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Hamar kommune on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Old Norse Hamarr, originally the name of the farm Storhamar. From hamarr (steep cliff, rock face).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hamar m

  1. A town and municipality of Hedmark, Norway.

Derived terms

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