"Amory" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Medieval personal name from Proto-Germanic *amal- (“vigor, bravery”) + *rīks (“ruler”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem-pro|*amal-||vigor, bravery}} Proto-Germanic *amal- (“vigor, bravery”), {{m|gem-pro|*rīks||ruler}} *rīks (“ruler”), {{m|gem-pro|*ammōną|t=to bother, irritate}} *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amory
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Amory-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Ամորի (Amori) (Armenian), Amalric [masculine] (Catalan), Amaury (French), Amalrich (German)
    Sense id: en-Amory-en-name-Ee1pfEpu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Amelia, Emery, Emory, Amalric

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