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Palmer

Palmer

229 4.4
A family name used by people as a last name
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpɑːlmər/
: Palmer
  • My guest tonight is author and theologian Palmer Joss.
  • J. Palmer
  • Palmer et al.
  • Todd Palmer

I was sad when he hugged Keke Palmer.

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Examples

  • I'm Jack Palmer, sir.

  • And someone who went through the experience is Jesse Palmer, who is now The Post.

  • And now he wants me to go back and have my students call me Ms. Palmer, which is really difficult.

  • "You should know about shooting, Palmer, being in the Army and all."

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Even you, Mr. Palmer, are part of it, as amazing as that may seem.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • As they pull out, we see the name 'C. Palmer' painted in the space.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Jesus, we're having that fund-raising dinner at the Palmer House.

  • You see those real silver dollars that Potter Palmer put in there?

  • I have a reservation, under Irene Palmer.

  • I'm Jack Palmer, sir.

Synonyms

Parker
vsPalmer
691 1.9

A family name used by people or fictional characters

is the general surname term not focused on fiction
Webber
vsPalmer
87 5.6

A last name that some people have

is identical in meaning but stresses use by various people
Callaway
vsPalmer
34 7.7

A family name used by some people

is the broader surname sense without origin detail
Hurley
vsPalmer
29 7.4

A family name that some people use as their last name

is identical in meaning but stresses use by various people
Hitchcock
vsPalmer
16 5.7

A last name used by some people

is identical in meaning but stresses use by various people
merrow
vsPalmer
11 9.9

A last name used by some families

is identical in meaning but stresses use by various people
Pilcher
vsPalmer
6 9.4

A family name people use as their last name

is identical in meaning but stresses use by various people
Stableford
vsPalmer
4 9.5

A last name that some people have

is identical in meaning but stresses use by various people
Purdue
vsPalmer
4 6.6

A family name used by people in English-speaking countries

is the general surname term not limited to any region
Ruddock
vsPalmer
3 8.2

A family name people use as a last name

is more general, referring to use across various people

Compounds

A large peninsula in Antarctica that reaches north toward South America

9.9

A black hat worn with traditional clothes

Surface Forms

Palmer main

Etymology

Palmer comes from a name given long ago to pilgrims who brought back a 'palm' leaf after visiting the Holy Land. Think of palm, like a palm tree or the palm of your hand, to remember the story, and that's why Palmer is now a family name, because it began as a name for someone who had been on a pilgrimage.