Meaning and History: Origin obscure, possibly a phonetic coinage (e.g., using the ai prefix sound found in Aivar; compare Aive). This was first recorded in the early 20th century. Though Julius Mägiste (1936) suggests Finnish origin, the name is unknown in Finland (compare however dialectal Karelian aiga meaning "time" - of which the Northern Sami cognate áige is found in ancient personal names such as Áigesárri).https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aigar https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aigar#Estonian(Information originally submitted by user sopsik)
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Origin obscure, possibly a phonetic coinage (e.g., using the ai prefix sound found in Aivar; compare Aive). This was first recorded in the early 20th century. Though Julius Mägiste (1936) suggests Finnish origin, the name is unknown in Finland (compare however dialectal Karelian aiga meaning "time" - of which the Northern Sami cognate áige is found in ancient personal names such as Áigesárri).
https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aigar
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aigar#Estonian
(Information originally submitted by user sopsik)