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Ademar is a masculine
Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The i ...
, ultimately derived from ''Audamar'', as is the German form Otmar. It was in use in
medieval France The Kingdom of France in the Middle Ages (roughly, from the 10th century to the middle of the 15th century) was marked by the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire and West Francia (843–987); the expansion of royal control by the House of C ...
, Latinized as ''Adamarus'' or ''Ademarus'', and in modern times has been popular in French, Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. A feminine form ''Adamardis'' seems to have been in use from the 10th century, reduced to ''Aanord'', ''Aenor'' by the 12th. In the
Portuguese language Portuguese ( or ) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomà ...
, ''Ademar'' is the current spelling, ''Adhemar'' being an archaic version of the name.


Bearers

Notable people with this name include:


Medieval

* Ademar de Chabannes (d. 1034), French monk * Ademar Jordan (d. 1212), French knight * Guilhem Ademar (d. 1217), French troubadour * Ademar lo Negre (d. 1219), French troubadour


Modern

* Ademar Caballero (1918–1982), Brazilian swimmer *
Ademar José Gevaerd Ademar José Gevaerd (19 March 1962 – 9 December 2022), also known simply as A. J. Gevaerd was a Brazilian ufologist. He was editor of ''Revista UFO'' (UFO Magazine), founder and director of the Brazilian Center for Flying Saucer Research (CB ...
(1962–2022), Brazilian ufologist * Ademar Benítez (born 1956), Uruguayan footballer * Ademar Marques (born 1959), Portuguese footballer * Ademar da Silva Braga Júnior (born 1976), Brazilian footballer *
Ademar Rodríguez Andrés Ademar Rodríguez (born 23 March 1990) is a Mexican former footballer. He last played for Tlaxcala F.C. in the Second Division League of Mexico. Honours ;América *Liga MX Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, ...
(born 1990), Mexican footballer * Ademar Tavares Júnior (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Ademar dos Santos Batista (born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Ademar Aparecido Xavier Júnior (born 1985), Brazilian footballer


See also

* CB Ademar León, Spanish handball team *


References

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