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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage French, Anglo-Saxon
Other Forms FormsAimer, Aylmer, Emer, Emere, Emmer
Meaning & History
This interesting and unusual surname has two possible sources.
Firstly, it may be of Old French origin, as a variant of "Emmer", which comes from an Old Germanic personal name composed of the elements "erm", a short form of "ermin", meaning large, and "har", from "hari", an army. This was probably introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. Secondly, the surname may have originated as one of the variant forms of "Aylmer, Aimar", which is an Anglo-Saxon name, from the Old English pre 7th Century personal name "Æðelmær", Middle English "Ailmar", composed of the elements "aethel", noble, and "maer", famous.
Firstly, it may be of Old French origin, as a variant of "Emmer", which comes from an Old Germanic personal name composed of the elements "erm", a short form of "ermin", meaning large, and "har", from "hari", an army. This was probably introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. Secondly, the surname may have originated as one of the variant forms of "Aylmer, Aimar", which is an Anglo-Saxon name, from the Old English pre 7th Century personal name "Æðelmær", Middle English "Ailmar", composed of the elements "aethel", noble, and "maer", famous.