Palmer - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Palmer \p(a)-lmer, pal-mer\, also used as boy's name Palmer, is a variant of Palma (Latin), and the meaning of Palmer is "palm tree".

The baby name Palmer sounds like Palmyra and Palmira. Other similar baby names are Palmeda, Almera, Elmera, Ellmera, Allmera, Palmeeda, Pallmyra, Pallma, Paloma, Palometa and Pilar.

Palmer is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#151 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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