Emory
Spelling variation of Emery, English from German
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Updated Wed Apr 17 2024
Emory Origin and Meaning
The name Emory is a boy's name of German origin meaning "industrious".
Less popular than Emery, this name also attributes to Emory University. Both spellings of the name lean more heavily to the girls' side, but this one is not quite as unbalanced.
Emory is used about 40 percent of the time for baby boys, while with Emery, it's only a bit over 10 percent.
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Famous People Named Emory
- Emory UptonUS Civil War general
- (Alfred) Emory JohnsonAmerican actor
- Emory Isaac CohenAmerican actor
- Emory ParnellAmerican actor
- Emory Albert ChaseAmerican politician and lawyer
- Emory DouglasAmerican Black Panther Party activist
- Emory BlakeAmerican NFL player
- Wyatt Emory CooperAmerican author/screenwriter
Emory in Pop Culture
- Peter Emorycharacter from TV series "American Gothic"
- Erwin "Whistler" Emorycharacter from the movie "Sneakers"
- Emory Dickmale character from TV series "Popular"
- Emory Universityprivate research university in Atlanta, Georgia, USA