What does Homer mean?

Homer means "hostage"

How do we pronounce Homer?

Homer \ho-mer, hom-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Homer is sometimes used as a short names for girl name. Its pronunciation is in English as HHOWMahR 1.

1 Pronunciation for Homer: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Homer?

Homer is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name could be from the Greek 'homeros' (hostage) or else from an Old English family name of the meaning 'helmet maker'. The name is famous from the 8th century Greek epic poet Homeros, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. The first name was adopted by English speakers by the 19th century. It is mainly used in the USA, where it famous from the character Homer Simpson in the 1990s television cartoon series The Simpsons. meaning of Hohmar, nicknames for Hohmer, Homar name popularity, nicknames for Homere, Homerico name, name Homero meaning (Spanish), what does the name Homeros mean (Greek), name Homerus, nicknames for Homie, and Omero pronounciation are variants of Homer.

The following famous people share the name Homer:

  • Activist Homer Plessy, born 17 March 1863 - 1 March 1925, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Poet Homer.

List of baby names that sound like Homer:

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The baby name Homer fun facts:

The name Homer in reverse order is "Remoh".

The numerological value of the name Homer is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Homer?

Homer is not in the top boy names in USA.