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Is there an English translation to the name Ramiro or Ramirez, if so what is it...thank you?

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mibmob
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mibmob
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It sounds as if it is a name to do with Palm Sunday and if so we don't have an equivalent. It is like the names Conception and Imaculada

May 02 2002, 9:37 AM
cervantes
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cervantes

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I'm not sure but I don't thnk so. Ramon or Raimundo would be connected with Raymond because they are all Germanic in origin(Old German:Ragin-mund = 'mighty or wise protector') but whether Ramiro is derived from this source seems doubtful to me. 'ramo' in Spanish means 'branch','bough' or 'bunch'/'bouquet' and 'domingo de ramos' means 'Palm Sunday' so whether these roots have a connection with Ramiro,I'm not sure,but they would not have a link to English.

May 02 2002, 8:08 PM
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The Oxford Dictionary of Surnames derives Ramiro from the German Reinmar, which in turn comes from 'ragin' (counsel') and 'mari' or 'meri' (fame). Ramirez is said to be a patronymic from Ramiro. Although somem similar germanic names have English equivalents, there doesn't seem to be an English form of reinmar/Ramiro.

May 06 2002, 5:05 AM
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