Homer - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Homer \ho-mer\ is pronounced HOH-mer. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "security, pledge; hostage". Two of the greatest works of Greek epic poetry, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey", are attributed to Homer. Cartoon character Homer Simpson; artist Winslow Homer.

Homer has 6 variant forms: Homar, Homere, Homero, Homeros, Homerus and Omero.

Baby names that sound like Homer are Hamar and Hammer.

Homer is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Homer. Click here to compare Homer with related baby names.