Hamar

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”). ==== Proper noun ==== Hamar A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark. === 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 ==== Hamer ==== Noun ==== Hamar pl (plural only) A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia. === Etymology 4 === ==== Proper noun ==== Hamar Alternative spelling of Xamar (“Mogadishu”). === Anagrams === Mahar, Ramah, Marah, marah, Haram, haram == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦamar] === Proper noun === Hamar m anim (female equivalent Hamarová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Hamar”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Hamar Hamar (a town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Hamarr, originally the name of the farm Storhamar. From hamarr (“steep cliff, rock face”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²hamar/, (newer and standardised) /²haːmar/ Homophone: hamar === 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