Aimar (name)
Aimar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, common in mainly the Basque Country and Estonia Aimar is also used as a surname, probably as a result of the name having been used as a patronymic.
Etymology
The name Aimar is a Frankish form of the German name Agimar, composed by agi- and -mar. An alternative interpretation is that the name is composed of the words haim and hard.In Estonia, onomasticians have suggested that the name could be one of many versions of the popular name Aivar
History
There are references to the name in medieval texts from the 13th to 14th centuries in the Kingdom of Navarre. In later years it has been assimilated as a Basque name, and it has become a popular name for boys in the Basque Country and Navarre.People with ''Aimar'' as first name
- Aimar Altosaar, Estonian sociologist, journalist and politician
- Hans Aimar Mow Grønvold, Norwegian civil servant
- Aimar-Charles-Marie de Nicolaï, French writer
- Aimar Moratalla, Spanish football player
- Aimar Olaizola, Spanish pelota player
- Aimar Sagastibelza, Spanish football player
- Aimar Sher, Swedish football player
- Aimar August Sørenssen, Norwegian politician
- Aimar V of Limoges, French nobleman
People with ''Aimar'' as surname
- Carlos Aimar, Argentinian football player
- Lucien Aimar, French cyclist
- Pablo Aimar, Argentinian football player