Ismar
Ismar is a male name . Occasionally it is also used as a family name .
Origin and meaning
The name occurs in the following cultures:
- as an old high German first name. From Isan (iron) and mari (known, famous, respected). Possible meanings are "blacksmith", "iron merchant" (see the meaning of similar surnames) or "swordtail".
- as a Jewish adaptation of the Hebrew name Itamar ; Old Testament "son of Aaron" (older brother of Moses); Management role in the construction of the first temple in Jerusalem. The first name of some German or German-born Jews.
- as a neo-Muslim name in Bosnia from Is- for Ismet (Turkish for “purity” or “honesty”) and -mar for Marija . Originated in communist times.
- as a first name in Brazil (and other Latin American countries as well as the USA - there mostly of Latin American or Bosnian origin).
- as a (newer) Icelandic name from Is- for "ice" and -mar "famous" (Old Norse) or -marr for "sea" (Old Norse)
name day
Name day is celebrated on May 14th according to Iso von St. Gallen (or Ismar), an important and respected teacher at the St. Gallen monastery school (born around 830).
Name bearer
Ismar is the first name of the following people:
First name
- Ismar Isidor Boas (1858–1938), German gastroenterologist
- Ismar Littmann (1873–1934), German lawyer and art collector
- Ismar Elbogen (1874–1943), German-Jewish scholar and rabbi
- Ismar Freund (1876–1956), lawyer and historian of Prussian Jewish emancipation
- Ismar Schorsch (* 1935), Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York, President of the Leo Baeck Institute; Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Professor of Jewish History
Individual evidence
- ^ Ungarndeutsche.de: Hungarian German family names. Retrieved August 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Nordicnames.de: Nordic Names. Retrieved August 6, 2013 .