Find out how popular the first name Guilmar has been for the last 1 years (from 2012 to 2012) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Guilmar by gender

Based on the last 1 years of data, Guilmar is exclusively a male name.

For the most recent data in 2012, there were 5 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Guilmar.

The history of the first name Guilmar

The name Guilmar is believed to be of Germanic origin, derived from the Old Germanic elements "wil" meaning "will" or "desire" and "mari" meaning "famous" or "renowned." It likely emerged during the early medieval period, around the 5th to 8th centuries CE, when Germanic tribes migrated across Europe.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Guilmar can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony, dating back to the 9th century. The name appears in a charter from the year 876, referring to a landowner named Guilmar who donated property to a monastery.

In the 11th century, a monk named Guilmar is mentioned in the Annales Corbeienses, a set of annals from the Benedictine abbey of Corvey in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The annals record that in the year 1022, Guilmar traveled to Rome on a pilgrimage.

During the High Middle Ages, the name Guilmar was particularly prevalent in the region of Swabia, which encompassed parts of modern-day Germany, Switzerland, and France. One notable figure from this time was Guilmar von Staufen, a nobleman who lived in the 12th century and served as a courtier under the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.

In the 13th century, a Franciscan friar named Guilmar de Colonia, or Guilmar of Cologne, gained recognition for his writings on theology and philosophy. He was born around 1220 in the city of Cologne and is believed to have died in the late 1200s.

Another historical figure with the name Guilmar was a 14th-century knight from the Kingdom of Aragon, in what is now northeastern Spain. Guilmar de Montcada was a military commander who fought in the Aragonese Crusade against the Byzantine Empire in the early 1300s.

While the name Guilmar was once more common in certain regions of Europe, particularly in Germanic-speaking areas, it has become relatively rare in modern times. However, its rich historical roots and linguistic origins continue to fascinate scholars of onomastics and medieval studies.

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