Homer
Homer is a boy name of Greek origin, meaning Pledge; the great poet.
What Homer means
Pledge; the great poet.
Homer sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Homer comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Homer is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Homer?
In the boy name rankings we track, Homer falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Homer
Two ideas meet in Homer: the long-established classics and Wisdom. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Homer
These share Homer's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Atticus — From Attica; of Athens.
- Sophia — Wisdom.
- Sophie — Wisdom.
- Alfred — Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
- Raymond — Wise protector.
- Avery — Ruler of the elves; wise.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Theodore — Gift of God.
- Adonis — Lord; supremely handsome.
- Eugene — Well-born; noble.
- Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
- Cora — Maiden.
More Greek names
- Hesper — The evening star.
- Hyacinth — The fragrant purple bloom.
- Hermione — Messenger; of the earth.
- Hyperion — The high one; a Titan of light.
- Helios — The sun.
- Ianthe — Violet flower.
- Helena — Bright, shining light.
- Icarus — Follower; one who flew to the sun.
- Helen — Light; a torch.
- Indigo — Deep blue-violet.