Emmerich
English edit
Proper noun edit
Emmerich (countable and uncountable, plural Emmerichs)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Berlin, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
Derived terms edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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).
Proper noun edit
Emmerich n (proper noun, genitive Emmerichs or (optionally with an article) Emmerich)
- A town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Official name: Emmerich am Rhein.
Etymology 2 edit
From a merger of two or three of the following Germanic names: 1.) *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic *amalaz (“vigor, bravery”), 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 Emre.
Proper noun edit
Emmerich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Emmerichs or (with an article) Emmerich)
- a male given name of rare usage, borne among others by an 11th-century Hungarian saint
Etymology 3 edit
Mainly from the given name (etymology 2), less often from the town (etymology 1).[1]
Proper noun edit
Emmerich m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Emmerichs or (with an article) Emmerich, plural Emmerichs or Emmerich)
- a surname of chiefly western German usage, more common than the given name