Lamar
Meanings
name
- A habitational surname from Old French.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- 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.
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Etymology
From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).
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