Hamar
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”).
Proper noun edit
Hamar
- A town and municipality in Innlandet, Norway, previously in Hedmark (until 1 January 2020).
Etymology 2 edit
- 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 edit
Hamar (plural Hamars)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hamar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120.
Etymology 3 edit
From Hamer-Banna hámar (aapó)
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
Hamar pl (plural only)
- A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Proper noun edit
Hamar
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Hamarr, originally the name of the farm Storhamar. From hamarr (“steep cliff, rock face”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hamar m
- A town and municipality of Hedmark, Norway.
Derived terms edit
- hamarsing (“someone from Hamar”)