The story behind Ramiro
From Spanish Ramiro, itself from Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*ranamēreis).
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Portuguese entry
From Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*ranamēreis).
Spanish entry
Ramiro and Ramira stem from a Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*ranamēreis), latinised as Ranamirus or Ramirus. The Gothic name consists of Proto-Germanic *rana- (“corner, wedge”) (compare Old English rand (“edge, rim”)) and *mēraz / *mērijaz (“famous”). Cognates include Catalan Ramir.
Pronunciation
Italian: /raˈmi.ro/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ʁaˈmi.ɾu/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [haˈmi.ɾu]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /ʁaˈmi.ɾu/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [χaˈmi.ɾu]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ʁɐˈmi.ɾu/
- Spanish: /raˈmiɾo/
- Spanish: [raˈmi.ɾo]
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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