Aimar

Aimar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, most common in the Basque Country. It is first recorded in medieval texts from the 13th to 14th centuries in the Kingdom of Navarre, where it appears as a Frankish form of the German name Agimar. The name's etymology is drawn from Germanic elements: either from aggju or ekka, meaning "edge" or "blade", combined with mari, meaning "famous". An alternative interpretation proposed by some onomasticians suggests a derivation from Old Frankish haim ('home') and hard ('hard'). Over the centuries, Aimar became thoroughly assimilated as a Basque name and is now one of the more popular given names for boys in the Basque Country. In Estonia, where the name is also found among a smaller number of bearers (around 600 individuals), scholars have suggested that Aimar might be a variant of the Estonian Aivar, which itself is loaned from the Latvian Aivars, ultimately derived from the Scandinavian name Ivar. As a patronymic, Aimar also functions as a surname. Outside the Basque Country, the name retains a modest presence and highlights the spread of Germanic naming traditions through early medieval Europe.

• Meaning: Possibly “famous edge” or “famous home”, without)
• Origin: Germanic (Frankish/Old High German)
• Usage Regions: Basque Country, Estonia
• Type: Given name and surname