Hamar
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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”).
Proper noun
Hamar
- 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)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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
- 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
Noun
Hamar pl (plural only)
- A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Hamar
- 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
Proper noun
Hamar m
- A town and municipality of Hedmark, Norway.
Derived terms
- hamarsing (“someone from Hamar”)