Emory (name)

Emory

Amaury I of Jerusalem
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	English, French
Origin
Word/name	English
Meaning	hard leader; home strength
Other names
Alternative spelling	Emery, Amaury
Nickname(s)	Em, Rory
Related names	Emery, Amaury, Amalric, Rory, Imran

Emory (\e-mo-ry\) is a masculine given name of old English and French origin, a variant of Emery (or Amaury) (meaning "home strength; hard leader"). Emory is also an English language surname.^[1]

People with the name Emory include:

Variants and cognates[]

• Rory (Scots)
• Amaury (French)
• Emerikos (Greek)
• Emericus (Latin)
• Americo (Spanish)
• Amerigo (Italian)
• Emmerich (German)
• Imran (Arabic)
• Emran (Persian)

Given Name[]

• Emory Bellard (1927–2011), American college football coach
• Emory L. Bennett American soldier awarded Medal of Honor
• Emory S. Bogardus (1882–1973), American sociologist who founded the sociology department at the University of Southern California
• Emory Campbell, Gullah community leader of South Carolina and Georgia, USA
• Emory Cohen (born 1990), American actor
• Emory Leon Chaffee (1885–1975), American physicist
• Emory Douglas (born 1943), American graphic designer for the Black Panther Party
• Emory Ellis (1906-2003), American biochemist
• Emory Folmar (born 1930), American politician
• Emory Hale (1969–2006), American professional wrestler
• Emory Holloway (1885–1977), American author
• Emory Jones (born 2000), American football player
• Emory King (1931–2007), Belizean historian, author and journalist
• Emory S. Land (1879–1971), American Naval officer
• Emory Long (1911–1976), American baseball player
• Emory Conrad Malick (1881–1959), American aviator
• Emory McClintock (1840–1916), American actuary
• Emory B. Pottle (1815–1891), American politician
• Emory H. Price (1899–1976), American politician
• Emory Rains (1800–1878), American politician
• Emory Remington (1891–1971), American trombonist
• Emory Sekaquaptewa (1928–2007), American Hopi leader and scholar
• Emory M. Sneeden (1927–1987), American judge
• Emory Sparrow, American professional hockey forward
• Emory Tate (1958–2015), American International Master of chess
• Emory M. Thomas (born 1939), American university professor
• Emory Upton (1839–1881), American general
• Emory Washburn (1800–1877), American politician

Middle name[]

• Adam Emory Albright (1862–1957), American painter
• Charles Emory Patton (1859–1937), American politician
• Charles Emory Smith (1842–1908), American journalist and political leader
• Elihu Emory Jackson (1837–1907), American politician
• H. Emory Widener, Jr. (1923–2007), American judge
• John Emory Andrus (1841–1934), American politician
• Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927–1978), American author and screenwriter

Surname[]

• Dave Emory (born 1949), American talk radio host
• Ed Emory (1937–2013), American football coach
• John Emory (1789–1835), American Methodist bishop, eponym of Emory University
• Kenneth Emory (1897–1992), American anthropologist
• Logan Emory (born 1988), American soccer player
• Ron Emory (born 1962), American rock musician, member of TSOL
• Sonny Emory (born 1962), American drummer
• Steven Emory (born 1989), American soccer player
• William Hemsley Emory (1811–1887), American army officer and surveyor

Fictional characters[]

• Emory "Rory" Frost, British renegade adventurer from M.M. Kaye's historical novel of Zanzibar, Trade Wind.

See also[]

• Emery (disambiguation)

References[]

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