Gothic origin
Source-reportedRamiro and Ramira stem from a Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*ranamēreis), latinised as Ranamirus or Ramirus. The Gothic name consists of Proto-Germanic *rana- (“corner, wedge”) (compare Old English rand (“edge, rim”)) and *mēraz / *mērijaz (“famous”). Cognates include Catalan Ramir.
Sources for this account (8)
- Wiktionary: RamiroCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: RamiroCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Spanish Wiktionary: RamiroCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- French Wiktionary: RamiroCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: RamiroCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Portuguese Wiktionary: RamiroCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: RamiroCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: RamiroCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
