# Lamar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ləˈmɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,744

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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## Etymology
From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).

## Easily confused with
- **lar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lar)
- **LMAO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lmao)
- **lamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lamp)
- **lamb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lamb)
- **liar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-liar)
- **lame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lame)
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lava)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lana)
- **lima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lima)
- **Lara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lara)
- **lear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lear)
- **loma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-loma)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-later)
- **layer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-layer)
- **laser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-laser)
- **lunar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lunar)
- **lamps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lamps)
- **lambs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lambs)
- **Lyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lyman)
- **llama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-llama)

## Common misspellings (7)
`almar`, `laamr`, `lamarr`, `lammar`, `lamra`, `llamar`, `lmaar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lamar