Hamers

Hamers is a term with several potential meanings depending on language and usage. In Dutch, hamers is the plural form of hamer, the word for hammer, the hand tool used for driving nails or shaping metal.

In English texts, hamers is not the standard plural; the correct English plural of hammer is hammers. When appearing in English, hamers is most often a misspelling or typographical variant, though it may occur in quoted material or in names derived from non-English sources.

As a surname, Hamers is of Dutch origin. It is found among people in the Netherlands and Belgium and in communities with Dutch heritage. Surname usage often reflects family lines rather than a functional meaning of the word itself.

The term does not have a widely recognized, independent meaning in English beyond its use in Dutch as a plural noun for hamer or as a proper noun in names. In non-English contexts, its meaning may be clearer from the surrounding language.

For related terms, see hammer, hammers, and the surname Hamers.