Imre

Colors Related to this Name: Red

Qualities Related to this Name: Compassionate, Idealistic

Popularity: This name is unique in the US. Ranking # in 2013 and #11152 in 2014.

Meaning

In Estonian

Meaning(s):

-( male name) borrowed from Hungarian in early 20th century.

In Hungarian

Origin: From Germanic Amalrich or Emmerich, Proto-Germanic *amal ‎(“vigor, bravery”) + rīhhi ‎(“ruler”) The old Hungarian variants of the Latin names Emericus, Emmeric are: Emrik, Emrih, Imreh. There are written data in Hungarian documents since the end of the 12th century for the Emericus, Eimericus variants. According to another explanation the Hungarian Imre is a borrowing of the German Heinrich (Henrik).[1]

Meaning(s):

-( male name), related to German Emmerich, related to English Emery.