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Hamar
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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”).
Proper noun
Hamar
Etymology 2
- 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.
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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120.
Etymology 3
From Hamer-Banna hámar.
Alternative forms
Noun
Hamar pl (plural only)
- A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Hamar
- Alternative form of Xamar (“Mogadishu”).
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Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hamar m anim (female equivalent Hamarová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Hamar (hard masculine animate)
Further reading
- “Hamar”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Hamar
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
- Hamar (a town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark)
Derived terms
- hamarsing (“someone from Hamar”)
Related terms
- hamar
- Lillehammer, Litlehamar, Veslehamar
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