Where is Homer from?

My guess is...

United States

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15%

United Kingdom

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12%

Trinidad and Tobago

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8%

I'm 99% certain Homer is Male.

According to a dataset of 2238, the average Homer is around 71 years old.


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Learn about the name Homer

Meaning of the name Homer

From the Greek name Ὅμηρος (Homeros), derived from ὅμηρος (homeros) meaning "hostage, pledge". Homer was the Greek epic poet who wrote the Iliad , about the Trojan War, and the Odyssey , about Odysseus's journey home after the war. There is some debate about when he lived, or if he was even a real person, though most scholars place him in the 8th century BC. In the modern era, Homer has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world (chiefly in America) since the 18th century. This name is borne by the cartoon father on the television series The Simpsons.

Characteristics of the name Homer

OriginsEnglish, Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
PronouncedHO-mər(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsstrong, rough, comedic, simple, mature, classic, strange

How do we know this about Homer

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.