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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Aylmer m. Old English æþel 'noble' + Old English mǣre 'famous'.

Cf. Ademar.

England
Latin
1155 Ailmarus (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1; 1189 Ailmar (nom) GASurv p. 137, Ailmarus (nom) ibid. p. 152, Ailmer (gen) ibid. p. 175, Ailmerus (nom) ibid. p. 184, Almarus (nom) ibid. p. 226, Elmarus (nom) ibid. p. 216, Elmeri (gen) ibid. p. 145; 1256 Aylmer' (nom) EARNb p. 5
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Aylmer". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Aylmer.