Aimar is a masculine

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of Germanic origin, common in mainly the Basque Country and

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(with 5,500 resp. 600 name bearers) Aimar is also used as a

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, probably as a result of the name having been used as a

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Etymology

The name ''Aimar'' is a

Frankish Frankish may refer to: * Franks, a Germanic tribe and their culture ** Frankish language or its modern descendants, Franconian languages * Francia, a post-Roman state in France and Germany * East Francia, the successor state to Francia in Germany ...

form of the

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name ''Agimar'', composed by ''agi-'' (either from ''age'' 'reverence, discipline' or ''egg'' 'edge') and ''-mar'' ('famous'). An alternative interpretation is that the name is composed of the words ''haim'' ('home') and ''hard'' ('hard'). In Estonia, onomasticians have suggested that the name could be one of many versions of the popular name

Aivar Aivar is an Estonian masculine given name. People named Aivar include: *Aivar Anniste (born 1980), football player * Aivar Kisel (born 1992), basketball player * Aivar Kokk (born 1960), politician * (born 1965), archeologist *Aivar Kuusmaa (bo ...

(in turn loaned from Latvian

Aivars Aivars is a Latvian masculine given name. It is borne by over 13,000 men in LatviaPMLP database and in 2006 was the sixth most popular man's name in the country. Its nameday is celebrated on 29 January. Its rise to its present popularity began ...

, a version of Scandinavian

Ivar Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

)

History

There are references to the name in medieval texts from the 13th to 14th centuries in the

Kingdom of Navarre The Kingdom of Navarre (; , , , ), originally the Kingdom of Pamplona (), was a Basque kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, alongside the Atlantic Ocean between present-day Spain and France. The medieval state took ...

. In later years it has been assimilated as a

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

name, and it has become a popular name for boys in the Basque Country and

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People with ''Aimar'' as first name

Aimar Altosaar Aimar Altosaar (born 1959) is an Estonian sociologist, journalist and politician. He was a member of IX Riigikogu. He was the Secretary General of the Pro Patria Union party from 1995 until 1999 and again from 2004 until 2006. Altosaar was born ...

(born 1959), Estonian sociologist, journalist and politician * Hans Aimar Mow Grønvold (1846–1926), Norwegian civil servant * Aimar-Charles-Marie de Nicolaï (1747–1794), French writer *

Aimar Moratalla Aimar Moratalla Botifoll (born 11 January 1987), known simply as Aimar, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Tercera Federación club UE Tona. Club career Born in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Barcelon ...

(born 1987), Spanish football player *

Aimar Olaizola Aimar Olaizola Apezetxea, known as Olaizola II is a pelotari, brother of Olaizola I. Early life Olaizola started to play ''pelota'' on the local fronton of his hometown, Goizueta, Navarre Goizueta is a town and municipality located in the ...

(born 1979), Spanish pelota player *

Aimar Sagastibelza Aimar Sagastibelza Caballero (born 5 July 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Amorebieta mainly as a central defender. Club career Born in Leitza, Navarre, Aimar made his debut as a senior with Tolosa CF in the 2005–0 ...

(born 1984), Spanish football player *

Aimar Sher Aimar Hazar Sher (born 20 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Early life Sher was born in Iraq, but moved to Sweden at age four together with his family. He grew up in Stockholm and started to play f ...

(born 2002), Swedish football player *

Aimar August Sørenssen Aimar August Sørenssen (6 January 1823 - 2 June 1908) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862, representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt. He was a farmer there. He was re-elect ...

(1823–1908), Norwegian politician *

Aimar V of Limoges Aimar V,(c. 1135 – c. 1199), was a Viscount of Limoges, a nobleman in the Duchy of Aquitaine. Life Born in Limoges around 1135, his family named him Boson, he later adopted the traditional name for the previous viscounts, Aimar. He was orpha ...

(1135–1199), French nobleman

People with ''Aimar'' as surname

Carlos Aimar Carlos Daniel Aimar (born 21 July 1950) is an Argentine retired Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach. Playing career Born in Corral de Bustos, Marcos Juárez Department, Marcos Juárez, Córdoba Provin ...

(born 1950), Argentinian football player *

Lucien Aimar Lucien Aimar (; born 28 April 1941) is a French cyclist, who won the Tour de France in 1966 and the national road championship in 1968. He is now a race organizer. He was born in Hyères, France. Amateur career Lucien Aimar came second in the T ...

(born 1941), French cyclist *

Pablo Aimar Pablo César Aimar (born 3 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current assistant coach of the Argentina national team. Aimar played as an attacking midfielder. After starting his senior career at River Plate in 1 ...

(born 1979), Argentinian football player

References

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