Ademar is a masculine Germanic name, ultimately derived from Audamar, as is the German form Otmar.[1] It was in use in medieval France, Latinized as Adamarus, and in modern times has been popular in French, Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries.[2] A feminine form Adamardis seems to have been in use from the 10th century, reduced to Aanord, Aenor by the 12th.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Frankish/Old French |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Adhemar |
| Derived | Audamar |
In the Portuguese language, Ademar is the current spelling, being Adhemar an archaic version of the name.
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 (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 (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 edit
- Ademir
- CB Ademar León, Spanish handball team
- All pages with titles containing Ademar
References edit
- ^ Barbé, Jean-Maurice (1994). Tous les prénoms. Guides Gisserot (in French). Paris: Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot. p. 17. ISBN 978-2-87747-158-9. OCLC 464021747. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Albaigès Olivart, José María [in Spanish] (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Barcelona: Edicions Universitat de Barcelona. p. 25. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. OCLC 434643188. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
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