61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements agil "edge, blade" and mari "famous". Egilmar (or Elimar) was the name of two counts of Oldenburg in the 12th century. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantAgimarOther Languages & CulturesElmar(German) Elmārs(Latvian) Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 33.