Emory (name)
For other uses, see Emory.
Emory (\e-mo-ry\) is a common English language masculine given name variant of Emery, of Old German origin (meaning "home strength, Industrious Leader"). Emory is also a common English language surname.[1]
People with the name Emory include:
Given name
| Emory | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "home strength, industrious leader"[2] |
| Region of origin | English language |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Emery, Emmerich |
- Emory Bellard (born 1927), 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 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 King (1931–2007), Belizean historian, author and journalist
- Emory S. Land (1879–1971), American Naval officer
- Emory Long (1911-1976), American baseball player
- Emory C. Malick, first licensed African-American pilot
- 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 (born 1958), American International Master of chess
- Emory M. Thomas, 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
| Emory | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | (\e-mo-ry\) |
| Region of origin | USA |
| Related names | Emery |
- 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
References
- ↑ "Emory - Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ↑ http://www.babynamewizard.com/namipedia/boy/emory
See also
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