Ademar
Name list
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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.
Bearers
Notable people with this name include:
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 Rifaela (born 1994), Dutch-Curaçaoan baseball player
- 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
- CB Ademar León, Spanish handball team
- All pages with titles containing Ademar
