Lamar - wikipedia Lamar Lamar or Lamarr is a word with multiple origins. It is in use as a feminine Arabic name meaning `` liquid gold ''. Its English use is primarily masculine and derives from an English and ultimately French surname that originated from a place name in Normandy meaning `` the sea '' ( la mer ). It may also refer to : Contents 1 Places in the United States 2 American schools 3 Transportation 4 People 5 Fictional characters 6 Other uses 7 See also 8 References Places in the United States Lamar, Arkansas, a city Lamar, Colorado, a Home Rule Municipality and county seat Lamar, Indiana, an unincorporated community Lamar, Mississippi, an unincorporated community Lamar, Missouri, a city and county seat Lamar, Nebraska, a village Lamar, Oklahoma, a town Lamar, Pennsylvania, a census - designated place Lamar, South Carolina, a town Lamar, Tennessee, an unincorporated community Lamar, Texas, an unincorporated community and census - designated place Lamar, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Lamar, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Lamar County, Alabama Lamar County, Georgia Lamar Mounds and Village Site, an archaeological site in Georgia Lamar County, Mississippi Lamar County, Texas Lamar River, Wyoming Lamar Township, Barton County, Missouri Lamar Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania American schools Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas Lamar Institute of Technology, a public technical school in Beaumont, Texas Lamar State College -- Port Arthur, a community college in Port Arthur, Texas Lamar State College -- Orange, a community college in Orange, Texas Lamar High School ( disambiguation ) Lamar School ( Meridian, Mississippi ) Lamar Middle School ( Irving, Texas ) Transportation Lamar Municipal Airport ( Colorado ), Lamar, Colorado, United States Lamar ( Amtrak station ), Lamar, Colorado Lamar ( RTD ), a light rail station in Lakewood, Colorado Lamar Municipal Airport ( Missouri ), Lamar, Missouri People Lamar ( given name ), a list of people Lamar ( surname ), a list of people Fictional characters Hedley Lamarr, in Mel Brooks 's movie Blazing Saddles, played by Harvey Korman Lamar Latrell, in the Revenge of the Nerds movie series Lamar Alford, in the off - Broadway musical Godspell Lamar Davis, in the Grand Theft Auto V 2013 video game Lamarr, a headcrab from the game Half - Life 2 Other uses USS Lamar ( APA - 47 ), a World War II transport USS Lamar ( PCE - 899 ), a patrol craft commissioned in 1945 and transferred to the US Coast Guard in 1964 Lamar Towers, a building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Lamar Building, Augusta, Georgia, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places Lamar Advertising Company See also De Lamar, Idaho, United States, a ghost town Justice Lamar ( disambiguation ) References Jump up ^ Fatwa No. 116471 `` Islamweb '' Disambiguation page providing links to articles with similar titles This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lamar. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamar&oldid=846653216 '' Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016 Disambiguation pages with short description All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikivoyage Български Català Cebuano Deutsch Français 한국어 Italiano Magyar Nederlands Polski Português Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Українська Volapük 9 more Edit links This page was last edited on 20 June 2018, at 03 : 08 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of the name lamar
Answer: liquid gold