The baby name Hamor is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAH-mor (Hebrew: /χaˈmor/).
Hamor is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Hamor is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAH-mor (Hebrew: /χaˈmor/).
Hamor is Hebrew in Origin.
Hamor is a masculine name from Biblical Hebrew hamor (חמור), meaning "donkey/ass," cognate with Arabic himar. In the ancient Near East, the donkey signified endurance, reliable service, and wealth, so the name likely conveyed sturdiness rather than mockery. It fits a Hebrew pattern of animal names (Rachel "ewe," Deborah "bee," Jonah "dove," Caleb "dog"). Though the consonantal root h-m-r can elsewhere yield words for "clay" or "fermentation," this noun specifically denotes the animal.
The name is attested in the Hebrew Bible as Hamor the Hivite, chieftain of Shechem and father of Shechem (Genesis 34). Later Jewish and Christian naming has used it only sparingly, and it remains uncommon today. Variant transliterations include Chamor and Khamor; the scholarly form Hamor with a dot under H (Ḥamor) marks the guttural het. No established diminutives are recorded.
Hamor is a rare name. There are only 39 recorded uses of it in our data, from 17 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Hamor is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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