Aimar is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

of Germanic origin, common in mainly the Basque Country and

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

(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, a group of Low Germanic languages also commonly referred to as "Frankish" varieties * Francia, a post-Roman ...

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. It is an Estonian equivalent of the Old Scandinavian name Ivar, from '' yr'' "yew" and ''-arr'' "warrior" . An alternative form is the related Estonian name Aivo. People named Aivar include: * Aivar An ...

(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, occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, with its northernmost areas originally reaching the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay), between present-day Spain and France. The me ...

. 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 ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...

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 bor ...

(born 1959), Estonian sociologist, journalist and politician *

Hans Aimar Mow Grønvold Hans Aimar Mow Grønvold (26 June 1846 – 25 July 1926) was a Norwegian civil servant and music writer. He was born in Saude as a son of vicar Bernt Olaus Grønvold (1819–1900). He was a third cousin of painters Bernt and Marcus Grønvold an ...

(1846–1926), Norwegian civil servant * Aimar-Charles-Marie de Nicolaï (1747–1794), French writer * Aimar Moratalla (born 1987), Spanish football player * Aimar Olaizola (born 1979), Spanish pelota player * Aimar Sagastibelza (born 1984), Spanish football player * Aimar Sher (born 2002), Swedish football player *

Aimar August Sørenssen Aimar August Sørenssen (6 January 1823 - 2 June 1908) was a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party of Norway, Liberal Party. He was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament in 1862, representing the constituency of Østfold, Sma ...

(1823–1908), Norwegian politician *

Aimar V of Limoges Aimar V(c. 1135 – c. 1199) was a Viscount of Limoges and 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 orp ...

(1135–1199), French nobleman * Aimar Wajad (1135–1199), Pakistani 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 Provi ...

(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 Tour de France, 1966 and the French National Road Race Championships, national road championship in 1968. He is now a race organizer. Amateur career Luc ...

(born 1941), French cyclist *

Pablo Aimar Pablo César Aimar (born 3 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer and current assistant coach of the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team. During his career, he played as an attack ...

(born 1979), Argentinian football player

References

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