Hamar

See also: hamar and hämar

English

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Hamar

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

Etymology 2

• 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

Hamar (plural Hamars)

1. A surname.

Statistics

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hamar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120.

Etymology 3

From Hamer-Banna hámar (aapó)

Alternative forms

• Hamer

Noun

Hamar pl (plural only)

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Hamar

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hamar/, (newer and standardised) /²haːmar/
• Homophone: hamar

Proper noun

Hamar m

1. A town and municipality of Hedmark, Norway.

Derived terms

• hamarsing (“someone from Hamar”)

Related terms

• hamar
• Lillehammer, Litlehamar, Veslehamar