Emmerich

German

Etymology

Probably merged from three medieval Germanic personal names. The second part is -rīh (“ruler”). The first part is Proto-Germanic *amala- (“vigor, bravery”), *haimaz (“home”), or Proto-Germanic *ermunaz (“great, strong; whole, complete”). Cognate to Hungarian Imre. Comparable to English Emery and Amory, and distantly to Henry. See also Italian Enrico and Amerigo, from the latter of which America is derived.

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Proper noun

Emmerich

  1. A male given name, borne by an 11th century Hungarian saint.
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