Aimar is a masculine
given name
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of
Germanic origin, common in mainly the
Basque Country and
Estonia
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(with 5,500 resp. 600 name bearers) Aimar is also used as a
surname
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Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, probably as a result of the name having been used as a
patronymic
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Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
.
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
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
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
Navarre
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
.
People with ''Aimar'' as first name
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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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Basque masculine given names
Estonian masculine given names
Masculine given names