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

People with ''Aimar'' as surname