overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Emery.

A surname transferred from the given name.

5 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛm(ə)ɹi/

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.

  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s usage, also associated with the mineral emery.

  4. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.

  5. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.

  6. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

  7. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

  8. A place in the United States: A ghost town in Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio.

  9. A place in the United States: A minor city in Hanson County, South Dakota.

  10. A place in the United States: A town in Emery County, Utah.

  11. A place in the United States: A town in Price County, Wisconsin.

  12. Synonym of Humbermede, Toronto, Canada.

Where this word comes from

From medieval Germanic personal names, either a variant of Amory, from Amalric, Proto-Germanic *amal (“vigor, bravery”) (compare *ammōną) + Old High German rīhhi (“ruler”), or of Henry, from Old High German Heimrich, from heim (“home”) + rīhhi (“ruler”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

Emery has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

Emery studioEmery workshello, Emery

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.