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Hamar
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hamar hämar
English
Etymology 1
en no Hamar, from en non Hamarr, identical to non hamarr rocky hill.
Proper noun
en Q104400en town with bystatus/and/municipality co/Innlandet c/Norway formerly part of the county of Hedmark.
Etymology 2
As a en hu - surname, a nickname from hu hamar fast.
As a en no -, surname, a habitational surname from no hamar hammer; stone, cliff, crag.
As an English surname, variant of en Hamer.
Proper noun
s
en.
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
Etymology 3
en omv
+ people
From en amf hámar.
Alternative forms
en Hamer
Noun
p
en Q1572644 A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
en Xamar Mogadishu.
Anagrams
en aahmr Mahar Ramah Marah marah Haram haram
en surnames from Hungarian surnames from Norwegian
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Hamarová
cs m
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
en:Hamar,en:Hamar Municipality,no:Hamar,no:Hamar (tettsted)
thumb|An aerial view of Hamar
thumb|120px|The coat of arms of Hamar Municipality
Etymology
nb non Hamarr rocky hill, crag, originally the name of the farm now called Storhamar and identical to the common noun non hamarr rocky hill, crag; cliff.
Compare nn hamar and Bokmål nb hammar rocky hill, crag.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈhɑː.mar/ /ˈhamː.ar/
nb ɑːmar amːar 2
nb Ha mar
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb town with bystatus co/Innlandet c/Norway on the eastern shore of Mjøsa; the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality and Innlandet county
nb municipality co/Innlandet c/Norway whose administrative centre is the town of the same name
Usage notes
The town name traditionally takes the preposition nb på: på Hamar (“in Hamar”). When referring specifically to the municipality, nb i is natural: i Hamar kommune (“in Hamar Municipality”).
Derived terms
nb hamarenser person from or living in Hamar
nb hamarsing person from or living in Hamar
nb hamarsk of or relating to Hamar
References
“Hamar”, Store norske leksikon
“Innbyggjarnamn”, Språkrådet
Anagrams
nb Haram haram
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
nn:+ kommune
Etymology
From nn non Hamarr, originally the name of the farm nn Storhamar. From non hamarr steep cliff, rock face.
Pronunciation
nn /²hamar/ newer and standardised /²haːmar/
nn hamar
Proper noun
nn proper noun m
nn Hamar Q104400
Derived terms
nn hamarsing someone from Hamar
Related terms
nn hamar
nn Lillehammer, nn Litlehamar, nn Veslehamar