Save Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from Old Frankish aggju or Old High German ekka meaning "edge, blade" combined with mari meaning "famous". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsaggju/ekka + mariVariantEgilmarOther Languages & CulturesElmar(German) Elmārs(Latvian) Categories fame, weapons Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 23.