Hamar

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proper noun

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

OriginNorwegian Hamar ← Old Norse Hamarr →
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Meanings

Hamar1

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

Hamar2

proper nounHamar (plural Hamars)

plural Hamars

  1. A surname.

Hamar3

nounHamar pl (plural only)

alternative Hamer

  1. pluralplural onlyA community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.

Hamar4

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Xamar (“Mogadishu”).

Origin

Hamar · proper noun

  1. Old NorseHamarr
  2. NorwegianHamar
  3. EnglishHamar

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

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Hamar · proper noun

* 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.

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Hamar · noun

  1. Hamer-Bannahámar
  2. EnglishHamar

From Hamer-Banna hámar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

harammarahMaharRamah
Cite this entry
APA

Hamar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamar

MLA

“Hamar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hamar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamar.

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