Given name & surname
Shemer
“guard”·“dregs”
Shemer is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewשמר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shemer means “guard” or “dregs.”
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Where it comes from
Shemer is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shamar (שמר), “to keep or guard.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shemer appears in 1 Kings 16:24.
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Shemer’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 10
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Samariashares a root
- Shamirshares a root
- Shemariahshares a root
- Shomershares a root
- Shimronshares a root
- Shimrithshares a root
- Shimrishares a root
- Shimrathshares a root
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