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BoyPronounced Spanish /ra.ˈmi.ɾo/; European Portuguese /ʁa.ˈmi.ɾu/; Brazilian Portuguese /ha.ˈmi.ɾu/Spanish language family

Ramiro

Spanish and Portuguese form of Ramirus, earlier Ranimirus, a Latinized form of a Visigothic name derived from the Gothic element rana "wedge" or perhaps ragin "law, decree, assessment, responsibility" combined with mers "famous".

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Ramiro is a boy name.

Pronunciation: Spanish /ra.ˈmi.ɾo/; European Portuguese /ʁa.ˈmi.ɾu/; Brazilian Portuguese /ha.ˈmi.ɾu/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationSpanish /ra.ˈmi.ɾo/; European Portuguese /ʁa.ˈmi.ɾu/; Brazilian Portuguese /ha.ˈmi.ɾu/
Language familySpanish

Meaning and history

Spanish and Portuguese form of Ramirus, earlier Ranimirus, a Latinized form of a Visigothic name derived from the Gothic element rana "wedge" or perhaps ragin "law, decree, assessment, responsibility" combined with mers "famous". Saint Ramirus was a 6th-century prior of the Saint Claudius Monastery in León. He and several others were executed by the Arian Visigoths, who opposed orthodox Christianity. This name was subsequently borne by kings of León, Asturias and Aragon.

Notes and context

Usage: spanish, portuguese