Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Éimhear isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
In Scottish Gaelic use, Éimhear shares an earlier linguistic root with Emer. The history of Emer gives this family its wider story. Use of Emer was revived during the 20th century.
Explained through its name family
Éimhear’s family of names
Éimhear shares a linguistic root with Emer.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Éimhear
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Éimhear, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.