Palmer.
An English surname transferred from the nickname.
Meaning & usage
An English surname transferred from the nickname.
A male given name.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A city, the borough seat of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Christian County, Illinois.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lake County, Indiana.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Pocahontas County, Iowa.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Washington County, Kansas.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A city in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A township in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in Washington County, Missouri.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Merrick County, Nebraska.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A township in Putnam County, Ohio.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A township in Washington County, Ohio.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Grundy County, Tennessee.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Ellis County, Texas.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in King County, Washington.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in Braxton County, West Virginia.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Rush River, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
A placename A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Sutton, No. 103, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A placename A place in Australia: A rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland.
A placename A place in Australia: A town east of the Adelaide Hills in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.
A placename A place in Australia: A rural locality in the Shire of Collie, Western Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.
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