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Emory (name)

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Gender
  
Male

Related names
  
Emery, Emmerich

Region of origin
  
English language

Meaning
  
"home strength, industrious leader"

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.

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People with the name Emory include:

Given name

  • 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 [1]
  • 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

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