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, 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
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Ademar de Chabannes (d. 1034), French monk
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Ademar Jordan (d. 1212), French knight
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Guilhem Ademar (d. 1217), French troubadour
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Ademar lo Negre (d. 1219), French troubadour
Modern
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Ademar Caballero (1918–1982), Brazilian swimmer
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Ademar José Gevaerd (1962–2022), Brazilian ufologist
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Ademar BenÃtez (born 1956), Uruguayan footballer
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Ademar Marques (born 1959), Portuguese footballer
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Ademar da Silva Braga Júnior (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
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Ademar RodrÃguez (born 1990), Mexican footballer
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Ademar Tavares Júnior (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
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Ademar dos Santos Batista (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
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Ademar Aparecido Xavier Júnior (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
See also
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CB Ademar León, Spanish handball team
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References
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