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Boy · Germanic
Emmerich
Say it: EM-eh-rikh
Meaning
Uncertain: derived variously from Amalric (amal + ric) or from heim + ric.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its Italian form Amerigo gave the Americas their name.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 177 babies given this name since 2007
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 78,900 boys
- 16 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| Hungarian | Imre |
|---|---|
| Italian | Amerigo |
| Latin | Emericus |
Famous bearers
- Saint Emeric (Imre) of Hungary
- Amerigo Vespucci, navigator after whom America is named
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.