Meaning: From Emmerich; includes a ruler element
The story
Emery passed from the medieval name Emmerich into a surname and back into first-name use. The ruler element is clear; the first element has competing derivations, so a single full translation would be misleading.
Nicknames
- Em
Spellings & variants
- Emory
- Emerie
Popularity
Top 100
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
- Surname-style
- Modern
- Soft
Origins
Emery comes from Norman French and Germanic.
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