Hamar.
A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark.
Meaning & usage
A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”).
A surname.
Where this word comes from
* 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.
A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.
Where this word comes from
From Hamer-Banna hámar.
Alternative spelling of Xamar (“Mogadishu”).
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