Given name

Elmārs

Elmārs is a masculine given name from Old High German. It is used in Latvian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Elmārs comes from Old High German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 3

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People named Elmārs

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Old High German

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English · Old-fashioned

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Old High German

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Slavic

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Sibling ideas

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