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Gilmar.

a male given name

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ʒiwˈma(ʁ)/Brazil[ʒiʊ̯ˈma(h)]Brazil/ʒiwˈma(ɾ)/São-Paulo[ʒiʊ̯ˈma(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. a male given name

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Several possibilities are given, including: * From the female names Childemara, Cildemara, Quildemara, and Gilmara, which carry the term chile or hile, meaning "combat", and maere, meaning "illustrious, brilliant, famous". * From the English name Giselmaer, itself from the Germanic name Gisilbert, from the terms gisal/gisil ("hostage") and bertha ("famous, illustrious"). * From the Breton names Gille and Moire/Maire, abbreviated as Gilmer, Gilmore, and Gilmore, meaning "serf of the Virgin Mary". * From Agilmar, combining agil/agli ("sword") with maere ("illustrious, brilliant, famous").

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