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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Reinmar m. Proto-Germanic *ragin 'counsel, might' + Old High German, Old Saxon māri from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz 'famous'.

England
Latin
1189 Reimeri (gen) GASurv p. 87
France
Latin
1096 Raimarus (nom) CartSPL1 IX
Germany
Latin
822x875 Reginmaro (abl) TradCorb §221; 1259 Reimaro (abl) hennes-vol1 186; 1301 Reymmari (gen) BremUrk2 no. 3; 1302 Reymari (gen) ibid. no. 21; 1303 Reymari (gen) ibid. no. 29; 1315 Reymarus (nom) VFBStralsund 43; 1324 Reymarus (nom) ibid. 82
Latvia
Latin
1304 Reymaro (dat) RigSB 907; 1305 Reymaro (dat) ibid. 920, Reymer (dat) ibid. 929
The Netherlands
Latin
1235 Reimarus (nom) hennes-vol1 93
Cite as: J. Pepe, S.L. Uckelman. "Reinmar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Reinmar.