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Amory
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amory
English
Etymology
Medieval personal name from en gem-pro *amalą vigor, bravery + gem-pro *rīks ruler. For the first element, compare gem-pro *ammōną to bother, irritate.
Proper noun
en patronymics.
en male Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.
en 1920 F. Scott Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise I Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worth while.
Related terms
Amelia
Emery
Emory
Amalric
Translations
male given name
Armenian: hy Ամորի
Catalan: ca Amalric m
French: fr Amaury
German: de Amalrich
Polish: pl Amalryk m
Anagrams
en amory Mayor Moray Raymo mayor moray