Aymer

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Aymer

Say it: AY-mer

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Meaning

From a Germanic name, uncertain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Used in noble families.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

012318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018per million babies of that sex
  • 5 babies given this name since 2018
  • At its height in 2018, about 1 in 362,100 boys
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450

Used by

EnglishFrench

The family of the name

Other spellings: Aymar, Aimeri

FrenchAymeric

Famous bearers

  • Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke

Names worth a look

Where this comes from

  • Royal and noble genealogies
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.