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Gomer
How to Pronounce Gomer
Pronounced GOH-mer /ˈɡoʊ.mər/Medium
Meaning: Gomer is a Hebrew name from a root meaning to complete or finish, borne in Genesis by a son of Japheth and, separately, by the wife of the prophet Hosea.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Gomer shows up steadily in American records from 1911 onward, reaching its peak use around 1919 before gradually receding.
It stayed modest throughout, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its height, and it had mostly disappeared from birth records by the late 1960s.
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What does the name Gomer mean?
Gomer is a Hebrew name traditionally read as complete or finished, from a root meaning to bring to an end.
How do you pronounce Gomer?
It's said GOH-mer /ˈɡoʊ.mər/, two syllables with stress on the first.
Is Gomer a boy or girl name?
Gomer is used as a boy's name, though it was also borne by a woman in the book of Hosea.
How popular is Gomer?
It has always been uncommon, reaching its modest best in the late nineteen-teens before fading through the twentieth century.