Boy · Germanic
Ermengol
Say it: er-men-GOL
Meaning
Germanic; the first element is ermen 'whole, great', the second is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Borne by the counts of Urgell over several generations.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Saint Ermengol, bishop of Urgell
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Calendars of saints and name days
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