Hamer

See also: hamer

English

Etymology

  • 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈheɪmər/

Proper noun

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.

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