Emmerich

Colors Related to this Name: Green, Cream

Qualities Related to this Name: Diplomatic, Sensitive

Popularity: This name is unique in the US. Ranking #6701 in 2013 and #6046 in 2014.

Meaning

In German

Origin: Probably merged from three medieval Germanic personal names. The second part is rīhhi ‎(“ruler”).The first part is Proto-Germanic *amal- ‎(“vigor, bravery”) , heim ‎(“home”), or Proto-Germanic *ermunaz ‎(“all,complete”). Cognate to Hungarian Imre. Comparable to English Emery and Amory.

Meaning(s):

-( male name), borne by an 11th century Hungarian saint.