Emmerich

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English

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Proper noun

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Emmerich (countable and uncountable, plural Emmerichs)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in the town of Berlin, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.

Derived terms

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛməʁɪç/
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Etymology 1

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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

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Emmerich n (proper noun, genitive Emmerichs or (optionally with an article) Emmerich)

  1. A town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Official name: Emmerich am Rhein.

Etymology 2

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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

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Emmerich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Emmerichs or (with an article) Emmerich)

  1. a male given name of rare usage, borne among others by an 11th-century Hungarian saint

Etymology 3

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Mainly from the given name (etymology 2), less often from the town (etymology 1).[1]

Proper noun

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Emmerich m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Emmerichs or (with an article) Emmerich, plural Emmerichs or Emmerich)

  1. a surname of chiefly western German usage, more common than the given name

References

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  1. ^ Emmerich in Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands