# Palmer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɑːmə/ · frequency rank #6,944

## Definitions
1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.
2. A male given name.
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## Etymology
From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.

## Easily confused with
- **paper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-paper)
- **Palms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-palms)
- **payer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-payer)
- **Parker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-parker)
- **primer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-primer)
- **passer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-passer)
- **panzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-panzer)
- **pamper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-pamper)
- **pauper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-pauper)
- **patter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-patter)
- **pander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-pander)
- **parser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-parser)
- **puller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-puller)
- **polymer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-polymer)
- **Palmyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-palmyra)
- **palm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-palmer)
- **pale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pale-vs-palmer)
- **palma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palma-vs-palmer)
- **pales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pales-vs-palmer)
- **pacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacer-vs-palmer)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aplmer`, `palemr`, `pallmer`, `palmerr`, `palmmer`, `palmre`, `pamler`, `plamer`, `ppalmer`

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