Emmerich.
a town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; official name: Emmerich am Rhein
Meaning & usage
a town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; official name: Emmerich am Rhein
Where this word comes from
From Old Dutch Embriki, Ambriki. Probably of pre-Germanic origin and perhaps identical with French Embry (Dutch Embreke). Sometimes grouped with hydronyms like Ammer, Amper (Bavaria), Emmer (Lower Saxony).
a male given name of rare usage, borne among others by an 11th-century Hungarian saint
Where this word comes from
From a merger of two or three of the following Germanic names: 1.) *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic *amalą (“hard work”), cognate with English Amery, Italian Amerigo; 2.) *Ermanarīks, from *ermanaz (“great, strong, whole”); 3.) *Haimarīks, from *haimaz (“home”), cognate with German Heinrich, English Henry. The second part in all cases is Proto-Germanic *rīks (“ruler”). Compare also Hungarian Imre.
a surname of chiefly western German usage, more common than the given name
Where this word comes from
Mainly from the given name (etymology 2), less often from the town (etymology 1).
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