Lamar

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Lamar

/ləˈmɑː(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).

proper noun

A habitational surname from Old French.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A city in Johnson County, Arkansas.
A city, the county seat of Prowers County, Colorado.
An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
A census-designated place in Benton County, Mississippi.
A city, the county seat of Barton County, Missouri.
A township in Barton County, Missouri.
A village in Chase County, Nebraska.
A town in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
A census-designated place in Porter Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
A town in Darlington County, South Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Washington County, Tennessee.
A census-designated place in Aransas County, Texas, named after Mirabeau B. Lamar.
An unincorporated community in Mercer County and Wyoming County, West Virginia.
An unincorporated community in the town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: erwin, justice, lieutenant, lamarque, lamarre, lamarck, lamarca, lamour, laramee, lamotte, lambourne, lamothe, lamoureux, lamerton, lambeth, lampron

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"Lamar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lamar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Lamar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lamar

Chicago

"Lamar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lamar.

BibTeX

@misc{lamar_2026,
  title = {Lamar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lamar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}