noun

• (countable) An English surname transferred from the nickname.
• (countable) A male given name.
• A placename
• A number of places in the United States:
• A city, the borough seat of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
• A village in Christian County, Illinois.
• An unincorporated community in Lake County, Indiana.
• A minor city in Pocahontas County, Iowa.
• A minor city in Washington County, Kansas.
• A city in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
• An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan.
• An extinct town in Washington County, Missouri.
• A village in Merrick County, Nebraska.
• A town in Grundy County, Tennessee.
• A town in Ellis County, Texas.
• A census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas.
• An unincorporated community in King County, Washington.
• An extinct town in Braxton County, West Virginia.
• An unincorporated community in the town of Rush River, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
• A hamlet in Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103, Saskatchewan, Canada.
• A rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.
• A town east of the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia.
• (now historical) A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.
• A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
• One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
• (archaic) Abbreviation of palmerworm. [(archaic) Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.]