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Tool
A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of
Hammer
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hammer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hammer is a type of tool. Hammer or HAMMER may also refer to: Hammer Film Productions, also known
Hammer_(disambiguation)
American rapper and dancer (born 1962)
Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper and dancer. He is known for hit songs such
MC_Hammer
American actor (born 1986)
Armand Douglas Hammer (born August 28, 1986) is an American actor. He began his acting career with guest appearances in several television series. His
Armie_Hammer
Symbol of communism
The hammer and sickle (Unicode: U+262D ☭ HAMMER AND SICKLE) is a communist symbol that represents unity between workers and peasants. It was designed
Hammer_and_sickle
Throwing event in track and field competitions
The hammer throw (Abbreviated as HT) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot
Hammer_throw
Topics referred to by the same term
Pneumatic hammer may refer to: Air hammer (fabrication), a pneumatic hand tool used to carve in stone, and to break or cut metal objects apart Air hammer (pile
Pneumatic_hammer
American businessman (1898–1990)
Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American oil tycoon, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The son of a Russian-born communist activist
Armand_Hammer
Surname list
Hammer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. J. Hammer (born 1966), American television and radio personality Angela Hutchinson Hammer
Hammer_(surname)
Polearm or impact weapon
A war hammer (French: martel-de-fer, "iron hammer") is a weapon that was used by both foot soldiers and cavalry. It is a very old weapon and gave its
War_hammer
Topics referred to by the same term
Michael Hammer or Mike Hammer may refer to: Michael Hammer (politician) (born 1977), Austrian politician Michael Armand Hammer (1955–2022), American philanthropist
Michael_Hammer
American television crime comedy series (1986–1988)
Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from September 23, 1986, to February
Sledge_Hammer!
Films by Hammer Film Productions
This is a list of films made by Hammer Film Productions. The list does not include the 13 television episodes from Hammer House of Horror, broadcast in
Hammer_filmography
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Hammer may refer to: Operation Hammer (1969), Australian military operation during the Vietnam War fought around the village of Binh Ba, 6–8
Operation_Hammer
American YouTuber
Caleb Hammer (born February 14, 1995) is an American YouTuber best known for hosting Financial Audit, a show analyzing guests' personal finance. Hammer was
Caleb_Hammer
Stringed instrument playing technique
A hammer-on is a playing technique performed on a stringed instrument (especially on a fretted string instrument, such as a guitar) by sharply bringing
Hammer-on
British horror film studio
Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic horror
Hammer_Film_Productions
Keyboard instrument
sound when its keys are pressed, activating an action mechanism where hammers strike strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys—with
Piano
Hammer of the god Thor in Norse mythology
the hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings. The hammer is
Mjölnir
Over-reliance on a familiar tool
The law of the instrument, law of the hammer, Maslow's hammer, or golden hammer is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool
Law_of_the_instrument
Clinical sign
The blood hammer phenomenon is a sudden increase of the upstream blood pressure in a blood vessel (especially artery or arteriole) when the bloodstream
Blood_hammer
Hammer found in London, Texas, in 1936
London Hammer (also known as the "London Artifact") is a hammer made of iron and wood that was found in London, Texas in 1936. Part of the hammer is embedded
London_Hammer
Czech-American musician (born 1948)
Jan Hammer (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈɦamɛr]) (born 17 April 1948) is a Czech-American musician, composer, and record producer. He rose to prominence
Jan_Hammer
American historian
Ellen Joy Hammer (September 17, 1921 – January 28, 2001) was an American historian who specialized in 20th-century Vietnamese history. Born in New York
Ellen_Hammer
American professional wrestler (1959–2026)
his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Van Hammer. Mark Ty Hildreth was born in Hebron, Maryland, on November 1, 1959. Before
Van_Hammer
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hammer and tongs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. To go at something hammer and tongs is an idiom indicating seriousness of intent and capability
Hammer_and_tongs
Association football club in England
Ironworks echoed to the sound of hammers; steam hammers, sledge hammers and rivet hammers. Seven large mechanical steam hammers would punch small holes near
West_Ham_United_F.C.
Topics referred to by the same term
structures Hydraulic hammer, a type of piling hammer Trip hammer, a massive powered hammer Water hammer, a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid
Hydraulic_hammer
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hammered in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hammered may refer to: Hammered (Motörhead album), a 2002 album by Motörhead Hammered, a 2000 album
Hammered
Part of a firearm
The hammer is a part of a firearm that is used to strike the percussion cap/primer, or a separate firing pin, to ignite the propellant and fire the projectile
Hammer_(firearms)
John William Hammer OAM (born 27 September 1935) is an Australian sports official who is the founder of several sporting competitions for older players
John_Hammer
Railroad jargon
In rail terminology, hammer blow or dynamic augment is a vertical force which alternately adds to and subtracts from the locomotive's effective weight
Hammer_blow
Type of hammer used in metalworking
A ball-peen (also ball-pein) or machinist's hammer is a type of peening hammer used in metalworking. It has two heads, one flat and the other, called the
Ball-peen_hammer
American brand of baking soda-based products
Arm & Hammer is a brand of baking soda–based consumer products marketed by Church & Dwight, a major American manufacturer of household products. The logo
Arm_&_Hammer
Percussion-stringed instrument
The hammered dulcimer (also called the hammer dulcimer) is a percussion-string instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal
Hammered_dulcimer
Common carpentry tool
A claw hammer is a hammer primarily used in carpentry for driving nails into or pulling them from wood. Historically, a claw hammer has been associated
Claw_hammer
American political commentator and lawyer (born 1989)
Joshua Benjamin Hammer (born February 12, 1989) is an American conservative political commentator, attorney, and columnist. He is also the author of Israel
Josh_Hammer
American voice actor, musician, writer & artist (born 1967)
Eric "Doc" Hammer (born February 2, 1967) is an American voice actor, musician, writer and artist. He performed in the gothic rock bands Requiem in White
Doc_Hammer
Topics referred to by the same term
Armand Hammer (1898–1990) was an American industrialist. Armand Hammer may also refer to: Armie Hammer (Armand Douglas Hammer, born 1986), American actor
Armand Hammer (disambiguation)
Armand_Hammer_(disambiguation)
Hammer used for splitting and breaking rocks
A geologist's hammer, also known as rock hammer, rock pick, geological pick, or geo pick, is a specialized hammer used for splitting and breaking rocks
Geologist's_hammer
Romanian-German professional boxer
Christian Hammer (born Cristian Ciocan) is a Romanian-German professional boxer. Ciocan's first coach was Felix Păun. He turned pro in Germany in 2008
Christian_Hammer
Early modern Swiss combination polearm
The Lucerne hammer (/luˈsɜːrn/ loo-SURN) is a polearm that combines a multi-pronged hammer, a long rear spike (bec or beak) and an even longer top spike
Lucerne_hammer
Type of blacksmithing tool
A trip hammer, also known as a tilt hammer or helve hammer, is a massive powered hammer. Traditional uses of trip hammers include pounding, decorticating
Trip_hammer
Treatise on the prosecution of witches, 1486
The Malleus Maleficarum, usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, is the best known treatise about witchcraft. It was written by German Catholic clergyman
Malleus_Maleficarum
2017 film by Luca Guadagnino
between 17-year-old Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer), a 24-year-old graduate-student assistant to Elio's father Samuel (Michael
Call_Me_by_Your_Name_(film)
American businessman (1955–2022)
industrialist Armand Hammer. Best known for his ties to Occidental Petroleum, the company of his late grandfather, Hammer oversaw the Hammer International Foundation
Michael_Armand_Hammer
Pneumatic tool
(pneumatic drill or demolition hammer in British English) is a pneumatic or electro-mechanical tool that combines a hammer directly with a chisel. It was
Jackhammer
Type of rotary drill
A rotary hammer, also called rotary hammer drill is a power tool that can perform heavy-duty tasks such as drilling and chiseling hard materials. It is
Rotary_hammer
Episodes of American television drama
3 "TwaüghtHammër" John Shiban Gennifer Hutchison February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17) 4:13 Jesse explains the origins of his band, TwaüghtHammër. 4 4 "Marie's
List_of_Breaking_Bad_episodes
German boxer (born 1990)
Christina Hammer (born 16 August 1990) is a German boxer. As a professional, she has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including
Christina_Hammer
Marvel Comics fictional character
Justin Hammer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a villainous entrepreneur
Justin_Hammer
Power hammer
A steam hammer, also called a drop hammer, is an industrial power hammer driven by steam that is used for tasks such as shaping forgings and driving piles
Steam_hammer
Chinese flail and chain weapon
A meteor hammer (Chinese: 流星錘; pinyin: liúxīng chuí), often referred to simply as meteor (Chinese: 流星; pinyin: liúxīng) is an ancient Chinese weapon, consisting
Meteor_hammer
Rigidly clenched toe due to deformity of related muscles or ligaments
A hammer toe, hammertoe or contracted toe is a deformity of the muscles and ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third, fourth
Hammer_toe
Ukrainian serial killers
Sayenko's confession, he and Suprunyuk were "out for a walk". Suprunyuk had a hammer. As Ilchenko walked past, Suprunyuk "spun around" and hit her in the side
Dnepropetrovsk_maniacs
Australian writer and journalist (born 1960)
Hammer (born 1960) is an Australian journalist and writer of crime fiction. He is known for his best-selling Martin Scarsden series of novels. Hammer
Chris_Hammer
American wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1964)
of Coleman's fatigue and landed a heavy kick to the face, knocking 'The Hammer' out for the first time in his career. After his loss to Pete Williams,
Mark_Coleman
King of England from 1272 to 1307
(17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to
Edward_I
Topics referred to by the same term
Thor's Hammer is a weapon in Norse mythology. Thor's Hammer may also refer to: "Thor's Hammer" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television program Stargate
Thor's Hammer (disambiguation)
Thor's_Hammer_(disambiguation)
Power tool
A hammer drill, also known as a percussion drill or impact drill, is a power tool used chiefly for drilling in hard materials. It is a type of rotary drill
Hammer_drill
American climate researcher
Nicole Hernández Hammer (née Hernández Estrada; born c. 1975) is an American sea-level researcher, climate scientist, and environmental-justice advocate
Nicole_Hernandez_Hammer
Family of sharks
are flattened and laterally extended into a cephalofoil (a T-shape or "hammer"). The shark's eyes are placed one on each end of this T-shaped structure
Hammerhead_shark
2016 single by Ghost
"Square Hammer" is a song by the Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released as the lead single from the group's second EP Popestar. The song peaked at No
Square_Hammer
Art museum in California, United States
The Hammer Museum is an art museum and cultural center known for its artist-centric and progressive array of exhibitions and public programs. It is affiliated
Hammer_Museum
Automobile
The Hammer-Sommer was an automobile built in Detroit, Michigan by the Hammer-Sommer Auto Carriage Company Ltd. from 1902 to 1904. The Hammer-Sommer came
Hammer-Sommer
Austrian orientalist and historian
Joseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (Arabic: يوسف هامر, romanized: Yūsuf Ḥāmir; 9 June 1774 – 23 November 1856) was an Austrian orientalist, historian
Joseph_von_Hammer-Purgstall
1990 song by MC Hammer
American rapper MC Hammer. It was released in May 1990 by Capitol Records as the third single from his third album, Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990)
U_Can't_Touch_This
American filmmaker (1939–2019)
Barbara Jean Hammer (May 15, 1939 – March 16, 2019) was an American feminist film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer. She is known for being
Barbara_Hammer
Military tactic
The hammer and anvil is a military tactic involving the use of two primary forces, one to pin down an enemy, and the other to smash or defeat the opponent
Hammer_and_anvil
Place in Pomerania, Prussian from 1928 to 1945
Reinfeld-Hammer was a rural municipality in the Prussian province of Pomerania, existing from 1928 to 1945. The municipality was formed in 1928: As part
Reinfeld-Hammer
Australian actor (born 1986)
Anthony Hammer (born 1 March 1986) is an Australian actor. He played lead roles in Bootleg and Driven Crazy. After a series of stage roles Hammer got the
Anthony_Hammer
Computer security exploit
Rowhammer (also written as row hammer or RowHammer) is a computer security exploit that takes advantage of an unintended and undesirable side effect in
Row_hammer
1977 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Lucifer's Hammer is a science fiction post-apocalypse-survival novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle that was first published in 1977
Lucifer's_Hammer
English actor (1913–1994)
radio roles. He achieved recognition for his leading performances in the Hammer Productions horror films from the 1950s to 1970s and as Grand Moff Tarkin
Peter_Cushing
Fictional character
Michael Hammer is a fictional character created by the American author Mickey Spillane. Hammer debuted in the 1947 book I, the Jury, and appeared in 13
Mike_Hammer_(character)
French writer (born 1963)
Béatrice Hammer (born Paris, 4 February 1963) is a French writer who publishes novels and short stories for adults (since 1994) and novels for children
Beatrice_Hammer
Lightweight hand tool for tacking of fabric
An upholstery hammer (also called a tack hammer) is a lightweight hammer used for securing upholstery fabric to furniture frames using tacks or small nails
Upholstery_hammer
Hyper-velocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is a concept study by NASA on a spacecraft (8 tonnes) capable of detonating
HAMMER_(spacecraft)
Pseudoazimuthal equal-area map projection
The Hammer projection is an equal-area map projection described by Ernst Hammer in 1892. Using the same 2:1 elliptical outer shape as the Mollweide projection
Hammer_projection
1969 song by the Beatles
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to the
Maxwell's_Silver_Hammer
American screenwriter
Jay Hammer (born November 16, 1944) is an American actor best known for his run as freelancer journalist Fletcher Reade who falls in love with Dr. Claire
Jay_Hammer
American bowling equipment manufacturer
Some of the more famous Faball era Hammer products are the Blue Hammer, Red Hammer, Burgundy Hammer, Black Hammer, The Nail and the Reaper series. Some
Hammer_Bowling
Mechanical forging hammer
Power hammers are mechanical forging hammers that use an electrical power source or steam to raise the hammer preparatory to striking, and accelerate
Power_hammer
2015 studio album by Cradle of Filth
Hammer of the Witches is the eleventh studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 10 July 2015 and is their first release
Hammer_of_the_Witches
2023 studio album by Yaeji
With a Hammer is the debut studio album by American musician Yaeji. It was released on April 7, 2023, through XL Recordings. With a Hammer received a
With_a_Hammer
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
seven Hammer Horror films, beginning with Dracula (1958). He frequently appeared opposite his friend Peter Cushing in horror films, including Hammer's The
Christopher_Lee
List of people with the same nickname
Look up Hammer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. As a nickname, Hammer or the Hammer may refer to: Judas Maccabeus (died 160 BC), Jewish rebel leader
Hammer_(nickname)
British makeup artist (born 1961)
Ruby Hammer is a makeup artist and a fashion and beauty entrepreneur. She was awarded an MBE in 2007 for her long-standing contribution to the cosmetics
Ruby_Hammer
Symbol of an arm holding a hammer
The arm and hammer is a symbol consisting of a muscular arm holding a hammer. Used in ancient times as a symbol of the god Vulcan, it came to be known
Arm_and_hammer
Germanic god associated with thunder
Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, storms, strength, protection, fertility
Thor
Type of wedge tool
source?] Hammer axes (or axe-hammers) typically feature an extended poll, opposite the blade, shaped and sometimes hardened for use as a hammer. The name
Axe
British television game show
of its second series. Lystus Ebosele and Tom Wilson portray Cyclone and Hammer respectively. In April 2026, it was announced that male Gladiator Giant
Gladiators (2024 British TV series)
Gladiators_(2024_British_TV_series)
Pre-industrial workshop utilizing water-driven trip hammers
A hammer mill, hammer forge or hammer works was a workshop in the pre-industrial era that was typically used to manufacture semi-finished, wrought iron
Hammer_mill
Folk song
This Hammer" (Roud 4299, AFS 745B1) is a prison, logging, and railroad work song, which has the same Roud number as another song, "Nine Pound Hammer", with
Take_This_Hammer
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up air hammer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Air hammer may refer to: Air hammer (fabrication), a pneumatic hand tool used to carve in stone
Air_hammer
Index of articles associated with the same name
Spillane's Mike Hammer may refer to: Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series), starring Darren McGavin. Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984 TV series)
Mickey_Spillane's_Mike_Hammer
discography of American rapper MC Hammer includes the hit records "U Can't Touch This", "Pray" and "2 Legit 2 Quit". Hammer is known for his flashy dance
MC_Hammer_discography
Index of articles associated with the same name
hammer. Double-action only (DAO) firearms trigger: The trigger both cocks and releases the hammer. There is no single-action function and the hammer will
Double_action
Firearm with a cylinder holding cartridges
The hammer cocking in nearly all revolvers is manually driven and can be cocked either by the user using the thumb to directly pull back the hammer (as
Revolver
Type of measuring instrument
A Schmidt hammer, also known as a Swiss hammer or a rebound hammer or concrete hammer test, is a device to measure the elastic properties or strength
Schmidt_hammer
HAMMER
HAMMER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mace 1.French (Picardy) : metonymic occupational name from masse ‘mace’, ‘hammer’.French : habitational name from places called Masse (Allier and Cô-d’Or), or La Masse (Eure, Lot, Puy-de-Dôme, Saône-et-Loire).French (Massé) : habitational name from a place called Massé in Maine-et-Loire, so named from Gallo-Roman Macciacum (from the personal name Maccius + the locative suffix -acum).Dutch : from Middle Dutch masse ‘clog’; ‘cudgel’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who wielded a club.Dutch : possibly a variant of Maas 1, or a patronymic from Mas.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Hammersley.
Boy/Male
Norse
Thor's hammer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire named Hamer, from Old English hamor ‘rock’, ‘crag’.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a smith or for a maker or seller of hammers, Middle English hamer (Old English hamor), or a habitational name for someone living at an inn or shop distinguished by the sign of a hammer.Dutch : from hamer ‘hammer’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of hammers or a user of a hammer, for example a blacksmith.Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German : variant spelling of Hammer.Slovenian : variant spelling of German Hammer.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and German
English, French, and German : variant spelling of Martel.Catalan : metonymic occupational name for a smith, or nickname for a forceful person, from martell ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus).
Surname or Lastname
German, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German hamer, Yiddish hamer, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hammers, for example in a forge, or nickname for a forceful person.English and German : topographic name for someone who lived in an area of flat, low-lying alluvial land beside a stream, Old English hamm, Old High German ham (see Hamm) + the English and German agent suffix -er.Norwegian : variant of Hamar.
Boy/Male
Australian, Norse, Scandinavian
Hammer
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Hammer.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Martin or Marta.English and French : metonymic occupational name for a smith or a nickname for a forceful person, from Old French martel ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus). Charles Martel, the grandfather of Charlemagne, gained his byname from the force with which he struck down his enemies in battle.Spanish and Portuguese : from Portuguese martelo, Old Spanish martel ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus), or an Iberianized form of the Italian cognate Martello.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Hammer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, Old Norse þórsteinn, composed of the elements þórr, name of the Scandinavian god of thunder (see Thor) + steinn ‘stone’, ‘rock’, hence ‘altar of Thor’ or perhaps ‘hammer of Thor’.English : habitational name from Thurston in Suffolk, so called from the genitive case of the Old Norse personal name þóri (see Thor) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Alstan, which is a coalescence of several different Old English personal names: Æ{dh}elstÄn ‘noble stone’, ÆlfstÄn ‘elf stone’, EaldstÄn ‘old stone’, or EalhstÄn ‘altar stone’.English : habitational name from any of various places called Alston (in Cumbria, Lancashire, Devon, and Somerset) or Alstone (in Gloucestershire and Staffordshire). With the exception of Alston in Cumbria, which is formed with the Old Scandinavian personal name Halfdan, these place names all consist of an Old English personal name + Old English tÅ«n ‘settlement’, for example Ælfsige in the case of Alstone in Gloucestershire.English : In 1682 John Alston of Hammersmith, Middlesex, England, began a seven-year apprenticeship to James Jones, merchant, of Charleston, SC. He had many prominent descendants, among whom the name is often spelled Allston.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumbria) and Scottish
English (Northumbria) and Scottish : habitational name from East Ord in Northumberland, named with Old English ord ‘point’. Compare Ort 3.English : from a Germanic personal name (see Ort 2).Scottish : habitational name from various minor places named with Gaelic ord ‘hammer’, used as a topographical term for a rounded hill.
Boy/Male
Norse
Hammer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, possibly for a small person, from Middle English pink, penk ‘minnow’ (Old English pinc).English (southeastern) : variant of Pinch.Variant spelling of German Pinck, an indirect occupational name for a blacksmith, an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of hammering which was perceived as pink(e)pank.German (of Slavic origin) : from a diminutive of Sorbian pien ‘log’, ‘tree stump’, hence probably a nickname for a solid or stubby person.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from a pet form of the personal name Malo (see Malo 1).French : variant of Malette.French, Catalan and English : from French, English, and Catalan mallet ‘hammer’, Old French ma(i)let, diminutive of ma(i)l (Latin malleus) either a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or possibly a nickname for a fearsome warrior.French and English : nickname for an unlucky person, from Old French maleit ‘accursed’ (Latin maledictus, the opposite of benedictus ‘blessed’).English : from the medieval female personal name Malet, a diminutive of Mal(le) (see Mall).English : variant of Mallard 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : unexplained. Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Boy/Male
Norse
Thor's hammer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English clapper ‘rough bridge’, applied as a topographic name or as a habitational name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word.English : nickname from an agent derivative of Middle English clappe ‘chatter’.Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Klapper ‘chatterer’.Americanized form of German Klopper, a metonymic occupational name relating to several trades, from Middle Low German klopper ‘clapper’, ‘bobbin’, ‘hammer’.
HAMMER
HAMMER
Girl/Female
Tamil
Snow, Pleasant, Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Treasure
Boy/Male
Czech
Spirit.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Bearer of Glad Tidings or Good News
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
With a Large Forehead; A Bear
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Observer supervisor
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Brave
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Lakshmi; Bhaanu - Sun
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
German
Resolute or brilliant.
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a.
Having the surface roughly shaped or faced with the stonecutter's hammer; -- said of building stone.
v. t.
To beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to hammer iron.
a.
Having a surface dressed by cutting with a hammer the head of which consists of broad thin chisels clamped together.
v. t.
To harden, as a metal, by hammering it in the cold state.
n.
One who works with a hammer.
a.
Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch.
n.
Also, a person of thing that smites or shatters; as, St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.
n.
Something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer
n.
A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.
v. i.
To be busy forming anything; to labor hard as if shaping something with a hammer.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hammer
n.
A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.
a.
Capable of being formed or shaped by a hammer.
n.
A hammerer; a forgeman.
imp. & p. p.
of Hammer
v. t.
To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
pl.
of Hammerman