Emeric Forename

85,837th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,981 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Gabon

Emeric Forename Definition:

A male name. Old German Emmerich, compound of some element from the stem Im-, Em-, and ricja ‘rule’; latinized as Emericus. Emery was introduced into England by the Normans, and though never common, survived both as a man’s and as a woman’s name until the end of the 18th C.

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Emeric Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France
100%
2,9231:22,740980
Romania
100%
9731:20,6081,459
Cameroon
100%
3221:67,1133,979
United States
100%
3111:1,165,71423,201
Gabon-2811:6,7021,252
Belgium
100%
1741:66,0352,810
Benin
100%
1331:79,5185,355
Israel
99%
 
1081:77,8053,852
Philippines
94%
 
851:1,247,17031,824
Canada
100%
831:399,19711,404
Switzerland
100%
641:128,3363,636
DR Congo
83%
 
411:1,800,67345,176
Ivory Coast
84%
 
411:562,82820,157
England
100%
391:1,425,71620,674
Brazil
100%
371:5,790,16686,250
Germany
100%
311:3,118,64115,149
Hungary
100%
261:376,6071,543
Sierra Leone-251:283,547466
Sweden
100%
231:428,60511,536
Mexico
92%
 
201:6,207,22122,824
Burkina Faso
100%
201:918,97326,099
South Africa
100%
171:3,207,80380,389
New Caledonia
100%
171:15,8921,309
French Polynesia-161:17,3691,803
Thailand
100%
141:5,004,70192,981
Austria
100%
111:774,0186,072
Egypt
100%
91:10,211,21621,716
Venezuela
100%
91:3,355,76650,812
Netherlands
100%
91:1,878,00924,529
Liberia
100%
81:551,50814,444
Peru
83%
 
71:4,541,63634,195
Guyana-61:127,2108,948
Spain
100%
51:9,305,99318,112
Congo
100%
51:1,001,84116,039
Chile
75%
 
51:3,521,44219,163
Panama-51:781,31118,191
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
Madagascar-41:5,907,3524,093
Wales-41:773,5778,486
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Nicaragua
67%
 
41:1,504,58416,652
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Czechia
100%
41:2,664,0405,608
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Singapore
100%
31:2,095,68522,815
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Lebanon-21:2,813,78613,895
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101

The alternate forms: Eméric (8), Émeric (4), Emèric (1) & Éméric (1) are calculated separately.

Emeric (948) may also be a surname.

Emeric Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old German Emmerich, compound of some element from the stem Im-, Em-, and ricja ‘rule’; latinized as Emericus. Emery was introduced into England by the Normans, and though never common, survived both as a man’s and as a woman’s name until the end of the 18th C. It is still used from time to time as a man’s name, as also is Emerick.

Emericus Feudal Aids 1284, 1316.Emeric Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Teutonic name, meaning: Industrious worker.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Emeric Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eméric948/
Émeric944/
Emèric941/
Emerick92727/
Emerich92487/
Eymeric92217/
Emmeric9243/
Hemeric9212/
Gemeric924/
Emerici924/
Emerict922/
Emetric922/
Eimeric921/
Éméric891/
Emmerich864,598/
Emmerick8677/
Emeriche869/
Hemerich865/
Hemerick865/
Eymerick863/
Emerrick862/
Eemetric861/
Ehmerick861/
Emericke861/
Emeritch861/
Emerrich861/
Hemergic861/
Emeris83494/
Emerik83307/
Emiric8315/
Emeryc8313/
Emerix8311/
Emeriz836/
Emyric834/
Imeric832/
Emerec831/
Emerig831/
Emerij831/
Jmeric831/
Heimerick8010/
Hemmerich807/
Heimerich804/
Hemerrick802/
Hemericks801/
Emmereich801/
Emmeriche801/
Emmmerick801/
Emmerrick801/
Aymeric778,271/
Aimeric77136/
Emerike7736/
Emmerik7719/
Emmeris7711/
Emirick779/
Esmerij778/
Emirich776/
Emeryck776/
Jimeric775/
Emérick774/
Emerikh774/
Gemerik774/
Emyrick773/
Emerais773/
Hemeris773/
Imerick773/
Eymeris773/
Emeiris772/
Emerech772/
Emeritz772/
Emmyric772/
Emeriek772/
Imerich772/
Emerihs771/
Emereci771/
Emirici771/
Emyrich771/
Emereis771/
Emerhiz771/
Emerikz771/
Emerish771/
Emerizh771/
Ismeric771/
Hemeryc771/
Hemerik771/
Emèrick771/
Eammerrick751/
Yemrc731/
Aymerick71167/
Emerique7161/
Aymerich7124/
Aimerick7117/
Jimerick7117/
Aimerich7114/
Emmyrich714/
Gemirick712/
Emmyrick712/
Eemeriek711/
Eimerish711/
Emmeryck711/
Emerayci711/
Emeritse711/
Hymerick711/
Heimerik711/
Haymeric711/
Jimetric711/
Jymetric711/
Emerigue711/
Emmerike711/
Aymheric711/
Emerys67118/
Emiris67112/
Emeryk67110/
Imeris6735/
Emeres6715/
Jimmerick676/
Emmerique676/
Ymeris675/
Emirik675/
Emyris674/
Emerek674/
D'Aymeric673/
Heimirich673/
Heijmerik672/
Imeriz672/
Emerex672/
Emerez672/
Gimmerick671/
Gemmeritz671/
Gemmirick671/
Emiriz671/
Emyriz671/
Êmeris671/
Hemerique671/
Heemeryck671/
Aimeriche671/

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