Ademar Explained

Ademar
Gender:	Male
Language:	Frankish/Old French
Variant Forms:	Adhemar
Derived:	Audamar

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.

In the Portuguese language, Ademar is the current spelling, being Adhemar 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 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

• Ademir
• CB Ademar León, Spanish handball team

Notes and References

1. Book: Barbé, Jean-Maurice . Tous les prénoms . Guides Gisserot . . Paris . 1994 . 978-2-87747-158-9 . 464021747 . fr . 17 . 2018-12-15.
2. Book: Albaigès Olivart, José María .

   es:José María Albaigès Olivart

   . Diccionario de nombres de personas . . Barcelona . 1993 . 978-84-475-0264-6 . 434643188 . es . 25 . 2018-12-15.