Homer

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊmə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊməɹ/

From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

Homer (countable and uncountable, plural Homers)

1. Ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
3. A town, the county seat of Banks County, Georgia, United States.
4. A town, the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.
5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Homer Township.

• even Homer nods
• Homeric
• pull a Homer

From Middle English [Term?], an occupational name for a helmet maker, or a variant of Holme.

Homer (plural Homers)

1. A surname from Middle English.

• Roehm

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “hostage”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈmer]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [oˈmer]

Homer m

1. Homer

Via German Homer and Latin Homērus from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros)

• IPA^(key): [hoˈmeˀɐ̯], [hoˈmeɐ̯ˀ]

Homer

1. Homer

From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

• IPA^(key): /hoˈmeːɐ̯/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ho‧mer

Homer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Homers or Homer)

1. Homer (Ancient Greek poet)

Borrowed from Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

Homer m

1. Homer