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Homer is an English from the Greek -derived male first name, which is also found as a family name.
Importance
The name means something like "promise".
Bearers of the name
Historical time
- Homer, Greek Ependichter 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 Louis Randolph, called "Boots" (1927-2007), American saxophonist
Art figures
- Homer Jay Simpson, main character in the American animated television series The Simpsons
- Homer Simpson is also called a main character in the novel The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West.
- Homer Wells, main character in The Cider Post
Family name
- Louise Homer (1871-1947), American opera singer
- William Innes Homer (1929-2012), American art historian
- Winslow Homer (1836-1910), American painter