Homer

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See also: homer, omer, and Homér

English

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Etymology 1

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From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

Proper noun

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Homer (countable and uncountable, plural Homers)

  1. Ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. A town, the county seat of Banks County, Georgia, United States.
  4. A town, the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Homer Township.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English [Term?], an occupational name for a helmet maker, or a variant of Holme.

Proper noun

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Homer (plural Homers)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, hostage).

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Proper noun

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Homer m

  1. Homer

Danish

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Etymology

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Via German Homer and Latin Homērus from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [hoˈmeˀɐ̯], [hoˈmeɐ̯ˀ]

Proper noun

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Homer

  1. Homer

German

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Proper noun

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Homer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Homers or Homer)

  1. Homer

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

Proper noun

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Homer m

  1. Homer