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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Winmar m. Old English wine, Old High German wini 'friend' + Old English mǣre, Old High German, Old Saxon māri from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz 'famous'.

England
Latin
1189 Winemer (nom) GASurv p. 156, Winemerus (nom) ibid. p. 154
Estonia
Middle Low German
1364 Wenemar BbRT p. 334; 1385 Wenemar ibid. p. 338; 1387 Wenemar ibid. p. 339; 1390 Wenemar ibid. p. 339; 1405 Wenemar ibid. p. 344; 1414 Wenemar ibid. p. 347
France
Latin
c823 Winemarus (nom) irminon-vol2 57-58
Germany
Latin
1219 Winmarus (nom) hennes-vol1 42
Scotland
Latin
1123 Winemerj (gen) ESC XLVI; 1124 Winemari (gen) ibid. L
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Winmar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Winmar.