Elmar (given name)

Elmar is a male given name from different languages:

• In English, German, Estonian, and Faroese, it comes from a reconstructed Proto-Germanic word *Aþalamār meaning “noble” and “famous”.
• In Assyrian Aramaic, it is a modern name meaning “El is my lord” or “El is the lord”.

Elmar

Gender	Male
Name day	4 March (in Estonia)

People named Elmar include:

• Elmar Altvater (1938–2018), German political scientist
• Elmar Bakhshiev (born 1980), Azerbaijani footballer
• Elmar Bolowich (born 1954), American soccer coach
• Elmar Borrmann (born 1957), German fencer
• Elmar Brandt (born 1971), German comedian
• Elmar Brok (born 1946), German politician
• Elmar Budde (1935–2025), German musicologist
• Elmar Díaz Solórzano (born 1969), Mexican politician
• Elmar Frings (1939–2002), German modern pentathlete
• Elmar Gasanov (born 1983), Ukrainian pianist
• Elmar Gasimov (born 1988), Azerbaijani judoka
• Elmar Geirsson (born 1948), Icelandic footballer
• Elmar Hess (born 1966), German artist
• Elmar Hörig (born 1949), German journalist
• Elmar Huseynov (1967–2005), Azerbaijani journalist
• Elmar Järvesoo (1909–1994), Estonian agricultural scientist and politician
• Elmar Kaljot (1901–1969), Estonian footballer
• Elmar Kits (1913–1972), Estonian painter
• Elmar Kivistik (1905–1973), Estonian sport shooter
• Elmar Klos (1910–1993), Czech film director
• Elmar Kraushaar (born 1950), German journalist and author
• Elmar Korko (1908–1941), Estonian rower
• Elmar Lampson (born 1952), German composer
• Elmar Ledergerber (born 1944), German politician
• Elmar Leppik (1878–1978), Estonian mycologist
• Elmar Lichtenegger (born 1974), Austrian hurdler
• Elmar Liitmaa (born 1970), Estonian guitarist and songwriter
• Elmar Lipping (1906–1994), Estonian politician
• Elmar Lohk (1901–1963), Estonian architect
• Elmar Lubbe, South African rugby league player
• Elmar Mäder (born 1963), Swiss military commander
• Elmar Magerramov (born 1958), Azerbaijani chess player
• Elmar Mammadyarov (born 1960), Azerbaijani politician and diplomat
• Elmar Muuk (1901–1941), Estonian linguist
• Elmar Oliveira (born 1950), American violinist
• Elmar Peintner (born 1954), Austrian artist
• Elmar Pieroth (1934–2018), German politician
• Elmar Rähn (1904–1996), Estonian track and field athlete
• Elmar Rajsur, Azerbaijani-Russian singer
• Elmar Reimann (1893–1963), Estonian long-distance runner
• Elmar Rojas (1942–2018), Guatemalan painter
• Elmar Saar (1908–1981), Estonian footballer and coach
• Elmar Salulaht (1910–1974), Estonian opera singer and actor
• Elmar Schmid (born 1947), Swiss clarinetist
• Elmar Seebold (born 1934), German philologist
• Elmar Tampõld (1920–2013), Estonian-Canadian architect
• Elmar Tepp (1913–1943), Estonian footballer
• Elmar Truu (born 1942), Estonian politician and sports pedagogue
• Elmar Valiyev (born 1960), Azerbaijani politician
• Elmar Wepper (1944–2023), German actor
• Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (born 1987), Icelandic footballer