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Adelmar - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Adelmar

[ syll. a-del-mar, ad-elm-ar ] The boy name Adelmar is pronounced as AEDahLM-er KEY. Adelmar is used chiefly in the German language and its origin is Germanic. The name is of the meaning nobly famous. Two-element name derived from the elements 'adal' meaning noble, honorable ; 'meri' meaning great, famous. Adalmar (Germanic) and Almar (Germanic) are older forms of Adelmar. Adalmar is a cognate of the Old English Aethelmaer, which is itself the source of the name Elmer. The name Edelmira (Spanish) is the female form of Adelmar. The name Edelmiro (Spanish) is a variant of Adelmar. See also the related form, Elmer (English and Scandinavian).

Adelmar is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Adelmar: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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