Hamar

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

Hamar

2. A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark.

• As a 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.

Hamar (plural Hamars)

1. A surname.

• 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.

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

From Hamer-Banna hámar (aapó).

• Hamer

Hamar pl (plural only)

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

Hamar

1. Alternative form of Xamar (“Mogadishu”).

• Mahar, Ramah, Marah, marah, Haram, haram

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦamar]

Hamar m anim (female equivalent Hamarová)

1. a male surname

• “Hamar”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Hamar

1. Hamar (a town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark)

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

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

Hamar m

1. Hamar (a town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark)

• hamarsing (“someone from Hamar”)

• hamar
• Lillehammer, Litlehamar, Veslehamar