Amory

name

name ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 2
    A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.

    "Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worth while."

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"Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worth while."

Etymology

Medieval personal name from Proto-Germanic *amal- (“vigor, bravery”) + *rīks (“ruler”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”).

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