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Amaury
Say it: ah-moh-REE
Meaning
From Germanic Amalric, probably amal 'work, vigour' and ric 'ruler'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A name of the Montfort family, revived in France in recent decades.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,322 babies given this name since 1966
- At its height in 2009, about 1 in 24,500 boys
- 23 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Amalric
| English | Amalric |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Amalarico |
Famous bearers
- Amaury de Montfort, Count of Toulouse
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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