Emery

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈɛm(ə)ɹi//

A surname transferred from the given name.

proper noun

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A surname transferred from the given name.
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A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.
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A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s usage, also associated with the mineral emery.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
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A place in the United States: A ghost town in Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
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A place in the United States: A minor city in Hanson County, South Dakota.
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A place in the United States: A town in Emery County, Utah.
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A place in the United States: A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
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Synonym of Humbermede, Toronto, Canada.

Etymology

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”).

emerging · Becoming prominent; emergent; rising.Emerson · A surname originating as a patronymic.emery · An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or…

Emery · A surname transferred from the given name.

Emil · A male given name from Latin.Emile · A male given name from Latin of Latin origin, an anglicized…Emilia · A female given name from Latin, a rare Latinized variant of…

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