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hamar

/həmˈɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
hamar
IPA
/həmˈɑɹ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark.

name

A surname.

noun

A community of mostly pastoralist people inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia.

name

Alternative spelling of Xamar (“Mogadishu”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hamarr, -, hámar

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Hamars (plural) Hamer (alternative)

Rhymes With

are far car star all-star bar guitar hr pr mar par ar

Questions

How do you pronounce hamar?
The recorded pronunciation is /həmˈɑɹ/.
What does hamar mean?
A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark.
Where does hamar come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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