Ademar
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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 or Ademarus, 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 | Frankish/Old French |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Adhemar, Ademir, Aymer |
| Derived | Audamar |
In the Portuguese language, Ademar is the current spelling, Adhemar being an archaic version of the name.
Notable people with this name include:
Medieval
- Ordered chronologically
- Adhemar of Salerno, also spelled Ademar, Prince of Salerno from 853 to 861
- Aymar I of Angoulême (died 926), Count of Poitiers and Count of Angoulême
- Aymer, Count of Angoulême (c. 1160–1202), also spelled Ademar and Adhemar
- Adémar de Chabannes (988/989–1034), French monk, composer, scribe, historian, poet, grammarian and literary forger
- Ademar Jordan (died 1212), French knight
- Aymar of Lairon (died 1219), also spelled Adémar, Lord of Caesarea and Marshal of the Knights Hospitaller
- Ademar lo Negre (fl. 1210–1219), French troubadour
- Ademar de Peiteus, Count of Valentinois and de facto ruler of Diois from 1188 or 1189 to 1230
- Ademar de Rocaficha (c. 1200?), French troubadour
Modern
- Ademar Benítez (born 1956), Uruguayan footballer
- Ademar Braga (football manager) (born 1945), Brazilian football manager
- Ademar Braga (footballer) (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
- Ademar Caballero (1918–1982), Brazilian swimmer
- Ademar Frederico Duwe (1938–2021), Brazilian politician and businessman
- Ademar Fonseca (1963–2017), Brazilian football manager
- Ademar José Gevaerd (1962–2022), Brazilian ufologist
- Ademar Jürlau (1907–1995), Estonian middle-distance runner
- Ademar Kammler (born 1970), Brazilian racewalker
- Ademar Marques (born 1959), Portuguese footballer
- Adhemar Martins 1900–?), Brazilian footballer known as Japonês
- Ademar Pantera (1941–2001), Brazilian footballer
- Ademar José Ribeiro (1940–1992), Brazilian footballer commonly known as Dé
- Ademar Rifaela (born 1994), Dutch-Curaçaoan baseball player
- Ademar Rodríguez (born 1990), Mexican footballer
- Ademar dos Santos Batista (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
- Ademar Tavares Júnior (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
- Ademar Xavier (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
See also
- Guilhem Ademar (died 1217), French troubadour
- CB Ademar León, Spanish handball team
- All pages with titles containing Ademar
