Homer

Greek
"security, pledge"

Homer Origin and Meaning

The name Homer is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "security, pledge".

Homer is a name that has traveled from the ancient Greek scribe of the great classical epics to Bart Simpson's doltish dad, and has also become the surprise hot celebrity pick of such parents as Richard Gere (his father's name), Bill Murray, and Anne Heche. Simpsons creator Matt Groening has both a father and a son named Homer.

Because of the epic scope of The Odyssey and The Iliad, the term "homeric" implies work on an enormous scale, while "homeric laughter" references the unrestrained laughter of the Greek gods.

With its quirky resume, Homer could make an interesting choice.

# 948 in the US

Homer Rank in US Top 1000

# 1321 on Nameberry

Homer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Homer Popularity

Famous People Named Homer

  • Homer
    ancient Greek epic poet
  • Homer Calvin Davenport
    American political cartoonist
  • Homer Hadley Hickam
    American novelist and NASA engineer
  • Homer Rice
    American NFL football player and coach
  • Homer Reed Gilbert aka Knuckles Boyle
    American NFL football player
  • David Dewitt "Homer" Bailey
    Jr., American baseball player
  • Henry D. "Homer" Haynes
    American country music singer of duo Homer & Jethro
  • Homer Adolph Plessy
    American civil rights activist
  • Homer Mensch
    American classical bassist
  • Homer Ransford Watson
    Canadian landscape painter
  • Homer Murray (b. 1982)
    son of actor Bill Murray
  • Homer "Will" Groening (b. 1986)
    son of artist/writer/director Matt Groening
  • Homer James Jigme Gere (b. 2000)
    son of American actor Richard Gere
  • Homer Laffoon (b. 2002)
    son of actress Anne Heche
  • Winslow Homer
    American landscape painter

Homer in Pop Culture

  • Homer Jay Simpson
    character on TV's "The Simpsons"
  • Homer Simpson
    character in book/film "The Day of the Locust"
  • Homer Flagg
    character in the film "Living It Up"
  • Homer Wells
    character in John Irving's "The Cider House Rules"
  • Homer Yannos
    character in John Marsden's "Tomorrow When the War Began"
  • "Homer Price
    " children's book series by Robert McCloskey and its main character
  • Homer
    sidekick of Snidely Whiplash on animated series "Rocky & Bullwinkle"
  • Homer
    character in the comic strip Non Sequitur by Wiley
  • Homer Pigeon
    character in Woody Woodpecker cartoons
  • Homer
    main character in the Pandora series by Carolyn Hennesy
  • Homer Shaw
    son of Aidan on TV's "Sex and the City"
  • Homer
    character on TV's The OA
  • H.O.M.E.R.
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Homer Zuckerman
    character from "Charlotte's Web"