Homer (name)
Homer is an English male given name , derived from the Greek , which also occurs as a family name .
meaning
The name means something like "promise".
Name bearer
Historic time
- Homer , Greek epic poet of the 8th century BC
First name
- Homer Martin Adkins (1890–1964), American politician
- Homer Bigart (1907-1991), American journalist
- Homer S. Cummings (1870–1956), American politician
- Homer Davenport (1867-1912), American cartoonist
- Homer Hickam (* 1943), American engineer and writer
- Homer Keller (1915–1996), American composer and music teacher
- Homer Ledbetter (1910-1946) American football player
- Homer Van Meter (1905–1934), American bank robber of the 1930s
- Homer Louis Randolph, called Boots Randolph (1927–2007), American saxophonist
- Homer Ruh (1895–1971), American football player
- Homer Smith (1895–1962), American physiologist
- Homer A. Thompson (1906-2000), American classical archaeologist
Fictional characters
- Homer Simpson , main character in the American animated series The Simpsons
- Homer Simpson is also the name of a main character in the novel The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West .
- Homer Wells, main character in God's work and the devil's contribution
- Homer is also the name of a character in the novels "Metro 2034" and "Metro 2035" by Dmitri Alexejewitsch Gluchowski.
family name
- Daryl Homer (* 1990), American fencer
- Louise Homer (1871–1947), American opera singer
- William Innes Homer (1929–2012), American art historian
- Winslow Homer (1836-1910) American painter
See also
- Omero , Italian form of the name
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homer on behindthename.com (Eng.)