# Aylmer (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/aylmer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “noble”, “famous” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre, mær (“famous”). Doublet of Elmer.

## What it means

Aylmer is grouped under famous and noble.

## In other languages

- Dutch: Adelmar
- French: Adhémar
- German: Adelmar

## People named Aylmer

- Aylmer Bourke Lambert, British botanist (1761-1842)
- Aylmer Haldane, British Army general (1862-1950)
- Aylmer Hunter-Weston, British Army general (1864-1940)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.