Meanings
Hamer1
- A surname.
- A placename for Hamer, near Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK (unconfirmed).
- A small city in Jefferson County, Idaho.
Hamer2
- alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Hamar (“a people of Ethiopia”).
- A South Omotic language spoken primarily in southern Ethiopia by the Hamar people and Banna people, and by speakers of Karo.
Synonyms: Hamer-Banna
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA South Omotic language spoken primarily in southern Ethiopia by the Hamar people and Banna people, and by speakers of Karo.
Origin
- Old Englishhamor“cliff”
- EnglishHamer
* 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.
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Cite this entry
Hamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamer
“Hamer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hamer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamer.
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