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Gomer

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Gomer ♂ Biblical name (meaning ‘complete’ in Hebrew), borne by a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah. It is in occasional use in the United States. Gomer is also an English surname, derived from an Old English personal name composed of gōd ‘good’ + mǣr ‘famous’, and the given name may also be a transferred use of this.

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Gomer

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Gomer , in the Bible. 1 Wife of the prophet Hosea . 2 Son of Japheth and eponym of a people, probably the Cimmerians.

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