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Although Gomer was originally a biblical name, it was never overly popular. Some Hebrew origins indicate it can mean "standing for the whole family." Further evidence of the origin related to "complete" is based on Gomer's traditional identification with the Cimmerians (Akkadian Gimirru, "complete." *Gomer is also the Spanish name for cimerios.
Gomer was the eldest son of Japheth, and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. Gomer's family settled near the Black Sea and actually initiated a tribe that became the Gomerites. Some of the Gomerites either remained in that area, and others went west as far as France, Spain and to the British Isles. The part of the tribe that returned to Asia Minor came to be known as the Galatians. Although there are some disputes that the form "Galatia" does not smoothly convert to "Gomer", a derivation is possible. One position is that the middle consonant of the word GoMeR can be substituted with a W or a U, thus G-M-R can convert to G-W-R, or G-U-R.
Today, it tends to draw less than positive connotations regarding intellect and suggests a rural backwardsness. Given its noble etymology, this seems unfair.
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