Lemar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lemar

What is the meaning of the name Lemar ?

The baby name Lemar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced luh-MAR (lə-ˈmɑr).

Lemar is English, French in Origin.

Lemar is a modern English given name most often treated as a variant of Lamar or the styled form LeMar. It ultimately traces to the Old French phrase la mare, meaning "pond" or "marsh," found in Norman place-names and surnames that passed into English. As with many surnames, it migrated into use as a masculine first name in the United States by the late nineteenth century and has remained periodically visible since.

Variants and spellings include Lamar, LaMar, LeMar, and the rarer Lamarr; a feminized Lamara also appears. The core meaning evokes a "dweller by the pond or marsh," a toponymic reference rather than a literal aquatic theme. Lemar saw particular currency in mid-to-late twentieth-century American naming, especially within African-American communities, and gained broader pop-cultural recognition through figures like NFL star Lemar Parrish and British singer Lemar.