Given name
Engilmar
“an Angle”·“great, famous”
Engilmar is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Engilmar is built from elements meaning “an Angle” and “great, famous”.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Anglimār, built from Proto-West Germanic *Angli (“an Angle”) + *mār (“great, famous”).
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The story
First recorded in 10th C. <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>.
Engilmar’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Engilmar has a related form in Engelmar.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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